history
Atalaia is a village and civil parish in the municipality of Lourinhã, on the Atlantic coast, covering 7.45 km² and home to 1,858 inhabitants (2011). The parish was created on 4 October 1985 (Law no. 101/85), with localities detached from the parish of Lourinhã; in 2013 it was merged back with Lourinhã to form the União das Freguesias de Lourinhã e Atalaia, and was re-established in 2025 by Law no. 25-A/2025. It borders Lourinhã to the north and east, Santa Bárbara to the southeast, Ribamar to the south, and the sea to the west, where the beaches of Porto das Barcas and Peralta are located. On the first weekend of September, festivities are held in honour of Nossa Senhora da Guia, organised by the local community, and in July the Festival do Marisco takes place.
