This beach, associated with a high quality tourist resort, is located in the heart of the Ria Formosa Nature Park. Access to the beach is via a 300-metre-long wooden bridge across the reed plantations in the estuary. From here, you can already contemplate the coming and going of the tides, the mudflats with their typical marshland vegetation, the shellfish gatherers going about their business and, if you are lucky, gracious flamingos next to the shining saltpans. This is prime bird watching area; there is a nature trail in the immediate vicinity, the high point of which is the observatory on the S. Lourenço Lake, from which you can watch mallards, Eurasian coots and purple swamphens, among other species. The dune is well-preserved, with a wide variety of plant life. Alongside the natural surroundings, there are excellent support infrastructures for quality tourism, including golf courses, tennis courts and a horse riding centre.

Additional Information

Address: Vale de Lobo

Postal Code: 8100

County: Loulé

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