Local guides
Places we love around our homes — sights, food, beaches and the practical bits, gathered by the people who live there.
Costa da Caparica
Lagoa de Albufeira — the lagoon south of the beaches
A warm, shallow lagoon behind the dunes with the open Atlantic on the other side — a favourite for families and for…
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Costa da Caparica
Praia da Morena and Praia da Sereia — the beaches south of Caparica town
A run of dune-backed Atlantic beaches between the busy Caparica seafront and quiet Fonte da Telha, reached by a little train in…
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Dénia
Dénia’s beaches — the sandy north and the rocky south
North of the port, kilometres of flat sand; south of it, a rocky shore of small coves and clear water for snorkelling.
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Costa da Caparica
Fonte da Telha — the quiet end of the Caparica beaches
The village at the southern tip of Costa da Caparica: wide sand, dunes, seafood shacks and far fewer people.
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Costa da Caparica
Costa da Caparica — beaches, seafood and how to get around
The long Atlantic beach south of Lisbon: where to swim, where to eat, and how to reach the quieter stretches.
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