Photo gallery: Surfing on Portugal and Spain’s wild and wonderful coasts

Author, photographer and surfer Veerle Helsen bought an old camper and travelled for six months through Spain and Portugal. She discovered a coastline that is untouched, fierce and free...

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Telheiro, Algarve (João Bracourt)

Telheiro, Algarve (João Bracourt)

Cueva, Asturias (Veerle Helsen)

Cueva, Asturias (Veerle Helsen)

Heading for the waves (Veerle Helsen)

Heading for the waves (Veerle Helsen)

(João Bracourt)

(João Bracourt)

Algarve (João Bracourt)

Algarve (João Bracourt)

Area Grande, Galicia (Veerle Helsen)

Area Grande, Galicia (Veerle Helsen)

Mar Dentro, Porto (João Sousa)

Mar Dentro, Porto (João Sousa)

Veerle in San Sebastian

Veerle in San Sebastian

Veerle scanning for waves (Lieven Bulckens)

Veerle scanning for waves (Lieven Bulckens)

Ericeira (João Bracourt)

Ericeira (João Bracourt)

On the road through Vale Santo (João Bracourt)

On the road through Vale Santo (João Bracourt)

Caparica, Lisbon (João Bracourt)

Caparica, Lisbon (João Bracourt)

Cantabria (Veerle Helsen)

Cantabria (Veerle Helsen)

Surf & Stay by Veerle Helsen is published by Lannoo Publishers and will be available in all good bookstores. Order your copy now.

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