This is a huge beach with the sands stretching for as far as the eye can see. The sight of cliff after cliff, each progressively mistier than the last, is breathtaking. Although the beach is home to surfing and bodyboarding schools, there are still peaceful spots to be found along its length. The cliffs here […]
To the east of Tavira, lies the Island of Cabanas, a narrow strip of sand that stretches all the way to the harbour at Cacela, the easternmost harbour in the Ria Formosa. The beach is located opposite the village of Cabanas, whose origins date back to the times of the tuna-fishing campaigns. It remains a […]
The beach is located at the easternmost end of Tavira Island, next to Tavira Harbour. Access is by boat, preferentially from the quay at Quatro Águas. The road to the quay runs alongside the River Gilão, where the traditional fishing boats may be sailing or anchored, and the gleaming saltpans, where the black-winged stilt, a […]
The huge beach stretching for over a kilometre and sheltered by attractive, craggy cliffs in warm colours is the reason why Rocha Beach is one of the best-known beaches in Portugal and a top choice among summer holiday makers. Practically the whole beach is criss-crossed by walkways, alongside which there are many different support infrastructures […]
The beach, whose name refers to the rocky ledges that are stubbornly standing firm in the face of the receding coastline, lies next to the promontory where the Três Castelos viewpoint is located. One of the accesses to the beach is via the staircase leading down from the viewpoint. It affords a splendid view over […]
The beach is located at the easternmost tip of the Island of Armona, opposite the fishing village of Fuseta, on the mainland. The Ria Formosa is narrower here and the boat zig-zags its way through the same channels flanked by marshland and banks of silt, but the journey is shorter. The sea storms of 2010 […]
Sea Beach – This beach is located on the westernmost tip of the Island of Armona, close to Barra do Lavajo, and once again you have to cross the labyrinth of sand and silt in the Ria Formosa to reach it. The hamlet here essentially consists of summer holiday homes. There is also a campsite […]
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 […]
The red cliffs typical of this stretch of coastline give way here to the final section of the Almargem Stream, which is not always strong enough to flow all the way over the sands and into the sea. As a result, it sometimes floods the surrounding lands creating a calm water mirror, which is very […]
Praia do Forte Novo is located at the far eastern end of Quarteira but in a natural setting, well away from the urban bustle. There are no breakwaters here, a fact which has, unfortunately, resulted in a large amount of sand being lost from the beach. The soft, low, deep ochre cliffs typical of this […]
Despite its location at the westernmost end of the sandy bay of Armação de Pera, the sands at Vale Olival still lie within a typically rocky area. The cliff surrounding the beach is deeply gullied, indicative of the existence of rainwater runoff, around which reed and tamarisk plantations have grown up, reaching all the way […]
The beach stretches out towards the west and is backed by imposing, deeply-eroded cliffs. At the base of the rocky walls, you can see caves that have been cut out by the sea; and in the central section of the beach, the cliff face is lined with fine gullies and grooves caused by the rain […]