Algarve Beaches
Barlavento And Sotavento
From the Costa Vicentina Algarve to the right bank of the Guadiana, on the border with Spain, the Algarve, offers us about 200
km of beautiful beaches. This meeting of the blue or green sea, sun and nature created beaches shaped in a scenery of great beauty:
golden sand, ocher cliffs or reddish.
It constitutes the western part of the Algarve; It extends from Aljezur to Albufeira.
The Sotavento, for its part, extends from Loulé to Vila Real de Santo Antônio, already on the border with Spain.
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1. Rocha Beach
Postcard from Portugal and the Algarve, the world-famous Praia da Rocha in Portimão, is considered one of the most beautiful.
Marinha Beach, Lagoa © RTA / Images of Portugal
2. Marinha Beach
The beautiful Praia da Marinha, in the municipality of Lagoa, is also among the favorites of the students.
3. Albufeira Beach
Albufeira and its great beaches and facilities also attract thousands of visitors year-round.
All Algarve Beaches
Other beautiful beaches to discover in Algarve's dream coastline:
Albufeira
Alcoutim
Aljezur
Castro Marim
Faro, capital
Lagoa
Lagos
Loulé
Olhão
Portimão
São Brás de Alportel
Silves
Tavira
Vila do Bispo
V. R. de Santo Antonio
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