How big is the ornament?

3 inches (76 mm) across, faceted crystal glass with a red ribbon hanger, in a white or gold gift box.

Why are the waves at Nazaré so big?

The Nazaré Canyon, an undersea canyon thousands of feet deep, runs almost to the shore at Praia do Norte and focuses Atlantic swells into giant peaks. Waves ridden there have been measured at more than 80 feet.

When is the big wave season in Nazaré?

Roughly October to March, when winter Atlantic swells arrive.

What is the red lighthouse at Nazaré?

The lighthouse on the Fort of São Miguel Arcanjo, a fort first built in 1577; the lighthouse began operating in 1903 and the fort is now also a museum.

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Nazaré Portugal Holiday Ornament - Lighthouse and Giant Wave

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The biggest waves in the world, the little red lighthouse, and three surfers riding down the face. This is Nazaré in winter, when the swell stands up taller than the cliff and crowds pack the old fort to watch. A gift for surfers and ocean lovers, for anyone who has seen the videos and could not believe them, and for lighthouse collectors who want one with a story.

The waves come from below. Just off Praia do Norte, the Nazaré Canyon, an undersea canyon thousands of feet deep, runs almost to the shore and funnels Atlantic swells into peaks of enormous height; surfers have ridden waves here measured at more than 80 feet. The big-wave season runs roughly from October to March.

On the headland stands the Fort of São Miguel Arcanjo, first built in 1577 to guard the coast and given its red lighthouse in 1903. Today the fort is also a small museum, partly devoted to surfing and to the canyon that makes the waves.

For the surfer, the beach house and the nautical tree.

The drawing is our own: fine engraved line work washed in brooding Atlantic blues, with the lighthouse in bright red and the spray dissolving softly into the glass. It is set in a three-inch faceted crystal round, white-backed so the color stays bright against a lit tree or a window, and comes in a white or gold gift box.

3-inch faceted crystal · white-backed print · white or gold gift box · free U.S. shipping

QUICK FACTS — NAZARÉ PORTUGAL CRYSTAL ORNAMENT — LIGHTHOUSE AND GIANT WAVE

Series: Crystal Glass Ornament

Art: Lighthouse and Giant Wave, original Merlin Classics engraving printed to the glass

Blank: 3-inch (76 mm) round clear crystal glass ornament, faceted gem-cut edge

Print: white-backed for contrast; red ribbon hanger

Packaging: white or gold gift box, chosen at checkout

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