Sea Sand Sun and Beaches in Portugal

Are you looking for long beaches where the sand and the ocean get lost in the horizon?

Do you prefer cosy beaches hidden among colourful rocks, far from the world?

Make up you mind and choose one of the wonderful beaches on the Lagos coast.

Meia Praia or São Roque

This broad expanse of sand stretches for 4 km (2.5 miles) and offers all kinds of facilities for those who enjoy water sports.

On the isthmus of the Alvor bar stands Meia Praia fort, which defended Lagos bay in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Historians say that it was off these beaches that the galleons carrying the treasure of Moctezuma, an Aztec emperor captured by the soldiers of Herman Cortez, were shipwrecked in 1522.

Batata, Estudantes, Homers, Pinhão, Dona Ana and Camilo

Sandy coves tucked between brightly coloured cliffs, these beaches include some interesting rock formations. Calm and clear water.

Many believe these to be the most delightful beaches in the Algarve.

Canavial and Porto de Mós

Long beaches between cliffs. Tourist facilities.

Luz

A tourist centre with a cosmopolitan flavour. Large beach.

Dona Maria

A calm and isolated beach.

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