Some of the biggest waves ever surfed break off the now-iconic coastline of Nazaré, which is Portugal's charming little town, packed with terracotta rooftops and dramatic cliffs. Gigantic, 80-foot ...

Windswept monster swell breaking at Praia do Norte, Nazare, Portugal, taken from the lighthouse atop a 340-foot cliff, November 3, 2023. You don’t need to be a surfer to enjoy Nazare, although it’s an ...

Does that mean anything to you? It didn’t mean anything to anybody a dozen years ago. But the little town of that name on the Portuguese coast has in the past few years vaulted into prominence as the ...

How does a big-wave person prepare to take on the tallest wave in the world? There aren’t many similar situations in the regular surf universe that can train one to be comfortable during a life or ...