and the first boat, the Bomfim, carrying the blue and white flag on the stern, followed by the rowers, taking the King...the crowds along the coast were immense. Everyone silent, but many with tears running from their eyes...The King was very pallid, Amélia animated, Maria Pia was overwhelmed...The boats had hardly come alongside the yacht when in the village there appeared, coming from Sintra, an automobile with civil revolutionaries, armed with carbines and bearing bombs, which they later indicated they were prepared to throw at the beach if they had reached it at the time of the departure...". Its location, near Lisbon, and the development of the roadway network permitted, after the 1950s, a greater migration of summer sun-seekers, which helped to modify the character of the area. Initially a commercial fishing port, Ericeira was transformed into an urban agglomeration dependent on seasonal tourism. The devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary under her title of Our Lady of Good Voyage began in Ericeira. Geography Along its northern border is Coxos Break point, known as one of the best professional surfing areas in Europe, and not an area for beginners. The parish consists of the settlements Bairro Arsénio Amadeu, Calçadinha Preta, Ericeira, Fonte Boa, Fonte Boa dos Nabos, Lapa da Serra, Pinhal de Frades and Seixal. Economy Ericeira is the home to Portugal's first/largest surfing association/club, the Ericeira Surf Clube. Founded in 1993, it developed from the surfing unit of the Ericeira Naval Club, which organized local, regional and national competitions in surf, bodyboard, kneeboard and longboard throughout the years. In addition, the Surf Club began a school to train local athletes and visiting tourists who wanted to learn how to surf. Architecture Civic Café Arcada () Casa da Avó Lúcia Ericeira Casino () Estate of the Leitões () Estate of Serrão Francão () Fountain of Cabo () Fountain of Dolphins () Fountain of São Pedro () Fountain of Triton () Park of Santa Marta () Pillory of Ericeira () Hospital of the Misericórdia () Postal, Telegraph and Telephone (CTT) of Ericeira () Primary School of Ericeira () Military Fort of Milreu () Fort of Nossa Senhora da Piedade () Religious Chapel of Santa Mara () Chapel of Santo António () Chapel of São Sebastião () Church of the Misericórdia () Church of São Pedro () Culture The local philharmonic orchestra, currently named Filarmónica Cultural Ericeira, has existed since 1849. Sport