Beaches in Algarve
30 beaches to explore
Algarve has 30 distinct beaches, from broad golden sands to sheltered coves. Here is a guide to each one.
Praia da Marinha
Praia da Marinha sits beneath the limestone cliffs of the central Algarve coast between Lagoa and Carvoeiro, widely rega...
Praia de Benagil
Praia de Benagil is a compact sandy cove tucked beneath the cliffs just east of the fishing village of Benagil, between ...
Praia de Dona Ana
Praia de Dona Ana lies on the western edge of Lagos, sheltered between sculpted sandstone cliffs that have been worn int...
Praia do Camilo
Praia do Camilo is a small double cove reached by a long wooden staircase of nearly 200 steps that descends the cliff fa...
Praia da Falesia
Praia da Falesia stretches for approximately six kilometres along the coast between Vilamoura and Olhos de Agua, making ...
Meia Praia
Meia Praia is the vast sweep of sand that extends eastward from Lagos marina for roughly four kilometres, curving gently...
Praia da Rocha
Praia da Rocha is the broad, busy beach below the resort town of the same name on the western bank of the Arade estuary ...
Praia da Ilha de Tavira
Praia da Ilha de Tavira occupies the ocean-facing shore of Ilha de Tavira, one of the barrier islands that form the oute...
Praia de Cacela Velha
Praia de Cacela Velha is a remote and atmospheric beach reached from the hilltop village of Cacela Velha in the eastern ...
Praia do Carvalho
Praia do Carvalho is a small, hidden cove reached through a hand-carved tunnel in the cliff, located on the coast betwee...
Praia da Albandeira
Praia da Albandeira is a quiet cove on the Lagoa coast, east of Benagil and Carvalho, distinguished by a natural rock ar...
Praia de Odeceixe
Praia de Odeceixe sits at the mouth of the Ribeira de Seixe on the border between the Algarve and the Alentejo, within t...
Praia da Arrifana
Praia da Arrifana is a broad, west-facing beach set in a sweeping bay beneath high dark cliffs on the Costa Vicentina, n...
Praia do Amado
Praia do Amado is a wide, exposed beach on the west coast of the Algarve between Aljezur and Vila do Bispo, considered o...
Praia da Bordeira
Praia da Bordeira, also known as Praia do Carrapateira, is a vast beach at the mouth of the Ribeira da Carrapateira on t...
Praia da Cordoama
Praia da Cordoama is a long, wild beach on the west coast between Vila do Bispo and Sagres, overlooked by the high, dark...
Praia do Tonel
Praia do Tonel sits directly below the fortress of Sagres on the southwestern tip of the Algarve, a west-facing beach th...
Praia da Mareta
Praia da Mareta is the main town beach of Sagres, a sheltered south-facing cove directly below the village centre. Unlik...
Praia da Batata
Praia da Batata is a small, central beach at the heart of Lagos, directly below the old town walls and adjacent to the F...
Praia da Gale
Praia da Gale is a twin-section beach on the coast west of Albufeira, divided into an eastern and western portion by a c...
Praia de Sao Rafael
Praia de Sao Rafael is an attractive cove beach roughly three kilometres west of Albufeira, set between sculpted limesto...
Praia da Coelha
Praia da Coelha is a small, somewhat hidden cove between Sao Rafael and Castelo on the coast west of Albufeira. The beac...
Praia do Castelo
Praia do Castelo is a sheltered cove on the coast west of Albufeira, named after the castle-like rock formations that st...
Praia do Barril
Praia do Barril is a barrier island beach in the eastern Algarve, part of the Ria Formosa Natural Park, reached from the...
Praia de Cabanas
Praia de Cabanas is a barrier island beach opposite the fishing village of Cabanas de Tavira in the eastern Algarve, bet...
Praia da Ilha da Fuseta
Praia da Ilha da Fuseta is the ocean beach on the barrier island opposite the small fishing town of Fuseta, in the easte...
Praia da Ilha do Farol
Praia da Ilha do Farol is the beach on Ilha do Farol, one of the barrier islands of the Ria Formosa opposite the city of...
Praia de Quarteira
Praia de Quarteira is the town beach of Quarteira, a long, straight stretch of sand running along the waterfront of this...
Praia de Armacao de Pera
Praia de Armacao de Pera is a long, wide beach stretching for over a kilometre along the waterfront of the town of the s...
Praia dos Tres Irmaos
Praia dos Tres Irmaos takes its name from three prominent rock stacks, the Three Brothers, that stand at the western end...