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Carvoeiro Beaches
Carvoeiro Beaches
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IN THE VILLAGE
Carvoeiro Beach The main beach in the centre of the village. The only beach with wheelchair access In front of the beach is the town sqaure where there are some restaurants and some stalls selling all sorts of goods. Often in the evenings there is live entertainment.
EAST TOWARDS ALBUFEIRA
Vale de Covo This beach is hidden by the Hotel Almansor.
Vale de Centianes

A popular beach but with limited parking Well worth a visit. Access to the beach has recently been repaired after a large rock fall. There is a beach restaurant and bar on the beach.
Carvalho beach This beach is also known as "smugglers cove" and is reached from the car park at Club Atlantico. Acess is down a long flight of steps and a tunnel. It can also be reached from Benagil.
Benagil Beach

This a lovely beach which is a lot bigger than it would seem from the road. Parking is on the road of a very steep hairpin bend and then on foot past the fishing boats.There are several good restaurants in the village and often there is live entertainment on the beach during the long summer evenings.
Marinha Beach Car parking is on the cliffs above the beach which offers some breathtaking views of the beach and the rocks. Access to the beach is via steps cut through the cliff. There is a beach bar open during the summer months.
Albandeira Beach This beach is reached down a long track and has a reputation for good surfing waves.
WEST TOWARDS PORTIMAO
Paraiso Beach This is the first beach west out of Carvoeiro heading towards Ferragudo on the coast road. Access to the beach is via a long flight of steps down the cliff.
Caneiros This lovely little beach is at the end of a cul de sac where you can park by the roadside. Access to the beach is through the cliffs. There is a beach bar, restaurant and a small shop selling fruit, snacks and drinks.
Pintadinho

Access to this beach is by road down a steep hil. There is plenty of parking. There is a new beach restaurant The beach is adjacent to the eastern breakwater of the Arade estuary opposite the new Portimao marina. You can see views of the breakwater and beyond towards Praia da Rocha and beyond towards Lagos.

Eastern Breakwater
(Next to Pintadinho)

 This beach is adjacent to the eastern breakwater of the Arade estuary opposite the new Portimao marina. and is reached via a flight of steps from the top of the cliff car park.You can walk to the end of the breakwater and get fabulous views of Portimao and also the whole coastline of Praia da Rocha and beyond towards Lagos.
Praia Grande Ferragudo A very large beach facing Praia da Rocha and the new marina Lots of watersports and windsurfing. There is a car park and some steps down the cliff. There are several bars and restaurants and a small beach bar around the rocks to the right.
Praia da Rocha This is probably the most photographed beach in the Algarve. It is very long and very wide and in the sun can be almost too hot.There are a number of points of access onto the beach mainly by steps down through the cliffs. There is level access form the car park opposite the Hotel Jupiter in the centre of Praia da Rocha.

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