Peniche The harbour town of Peniche is an easy fifteen minute drive from Praia D'El Rey. It is very much an old-style fishing town. Every evening the fishing boats leave harbour and return to port during the early morning with their catches of Sea Bream, Sole, Halibut and of course, sardines. The catches are on sale that day in the big covered market in the centre of town and in the many fish restaurants throughout the town. The nice thing about Peniche, as with all the towns in the region, is that the edge of town supermarkets have had very lttle impact on the traditional shops and the restaurants offer excellent food and even better value for money. Tourism has only come to this part of Portugal in the last four or five years. The local restauranteurs and shop-keepers are always happy to see visitors from other countries and even happier if you try to speak a few words in Portuguese.