Kiteworld Magazine

VIANA DO CASTELO, PORTUGAL

In Portugal’s far north, the swells of the cold Atlantic Ocean release their energy against mile-upon-mile of untouched coastline. The rugged beauty of rolling dunes is broken only by the ancient architecture of coastal towns and hilltop churches. Surfers can be seen wherever there’s a working wave while, just outside the port town of Viana do Castelo, a protected bay provides a flat water playground that is a new found paradise for kitesurfers.

Arriving at FeelViana, after an easy 40 minute drive from the cultural city of Porto, is quite a surreal experience. Following the river, a pine forest shrouds from view a building that

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