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Laid on rocky shelf, about thirty metres over sandy beaches ERICEIRA, it possesses one of few natural gulfs being between Peniche and Cascais. City became famous as place, in which sheltered last ruler of Portugal, king Manuel II.. It 5 October 1910 year spending in king's nearby Mafra it was warned was before approaching from Lisbon furious republicans' crowd. Portuguese ruler knowing, which met his father and older brother he sailed away from Ericeira to Gibraltar hurriedly, where being stacioned British accepted him with due honours.. Manuel II settled in town Twickenham , to to spend one's last days there.. In come from from the same year guide Beedeker, Ericeira be described as fishing hamlet about ideal conditions to sea baths. Despite changes, what dropped in in last years, town kept from its primary atmosphere many.
It was it been proper to remember, that during last war this beautiful this city entertained first of all Polish fugitives which dear they by Pyrenees arrived from France here. in temporary lodgings, in Figueira da Foz and Ericeira will give Poles waited on transportation to England or America. Portuguese were associated first of all the Ericeira from fruit of sea ( especially lobsters and spiny lobsters ), the name of town comes from from words ouricos do mar ( sea hedgehog).