Comporta Beach
Apart from Comporta’s natural beauty, superb gastronomy, a dolphin pod, two hundred bird species and nature reserves. The Beach in Comporta is stunningly beautiful and one of the best beaches in Portugal.
Comporta Beach Portugal
Praia da Comporta is the busiest beach in the area, attracting many visitors from Spain, Portugal, and the Capitals of Europe.
This beach in Comporta is a great beach for families, couples or individuals.
The dark blue ocean sometimes looks an emerald green and embraces the golden shoreline for 5.km until it reaches the almost private beach in Comporta, Brejos da Carregueira.
If you are lucky enough, you may get to witness the Bottlenose dolphin pod as they travel down the coast from Troia and back again.
The beach is located at the extremes of the Sado Estuary Nature Reserve and the beginning of the Atlantic Ocean.
It is enhanced by the wildness of the dunes and the rustling pine forest behind.
The beach is suitable for swimming and body boarding.
Praia da Comporta Beach
Prestigious Blue Flag and Gold Quality Standard awards
Accessible beach certificate ISO 14001. Disability and bicycle access. There are amphibious wheelchairs for those with disabilities enabling its user to bathe safely with lifeguard support.
Secure, shaded parking is located 200m from the shoreline which overflows to an adjacent parking area. There is also on-street parking during the summer months. Cost to park €3.50
The water temperature varies between 14º and 20º with the yearly average at an accommodating 17º. This is the perfect temperature on hot sunny days when you are desperate to cool down.
This beach in Comporta has security surveillance with both marine police patrols and lifeguards on duty throughout the summer months.
Sun beds and parasols are available for rent throughout the summer but due to the high demand and limited availability we suggest that you book in advance. Contact “Comporta Café” for your reservation.
Showers and toilets are also available.
For the environmentally conscious, colour coded recycling bins are in use at the beach.
Coordinates
38º 22’ 51.79’’ N – 8º 48’ 10.70’’ O
Comporta Beach Restaurants
This amazing beach restaurant on Comporta beach have been serving delicious dishes since 2002 and are one of the reasons that clients keep coming back year after year. The wooden structured restaurant is decorated throughout in a laid-back beach manner that is both comfortable for that romantic dinner or large family group.
Operated by one of the most respected couples in Comporta, Isabelina Carvalho and Tó Ze. It is rumoured that some twenty years ago, they were the young hipsters who travelled down from Lisbon and helped to put Comporta on the map.
Directions
Whether you are travelling from Grandola, Melides, Troia or Alcacer do Sal, you will need to join the National road 261 (N261) and head towards Comporta village.
If you are heading south from Troia then the beach will be found on the right-hand side just before arriving at the village.
If you are travelling north to Comporta, the beach will be found on the left hand-side 500m after Comporta Village.
Brejos da Carregueira Beach Comporta
Praia dos Brejos da Carregueira in Comporta Portugal is as close to a private beach as one can get.
This beach in Comporta stretches between Torre and Carvalhal and the only way to access it by car is through the rice fields, the pine forest and over the dunes to the beach and in order to do this you require a pass.
All the homeowners in Brejos have passes, so if you are here on vacation, the owners should have left one in the house for you.
You could arrive at the beach if you travelled by foot either from Torre or Carvalhal beach, which very few people ever do.
Praia dos Brejos Comporta
Provides a small private car park after the rice fields and just before the pine forest and therefore you will have to hike for about 5 minutes until you arrive at the shore. Some beach goers arrive by quad bike.
There are no bathrooms, restaurants, bars, or any type of service at this beach, so if you intend to spend some time there you will need a picnic basket and a few drinks.
The beach is extremely quiet and almost like a club, as many of the beach goers know each other personally.
When returning from the beach, try to avoid sunset hours, as this is the time when the mosquitoes are around, and you may get bitten once or twice.
Carvalhal Beach Comporta Portugal
Praia da Carvalhal Beach in Comporta is located just outside Carvalhal Village and attracts both local and foreign visitors.
The beach is served by two restaurants serving rice, pasta, shellfish, grilled fish, clams, and sweet potato.
A contiguous eco-system stretching from the ocean shore, over the dunes and throughout the pine forest, where the ancient lagoons begin.
In modern times these lagoons have been transformed into paddy fields and host multiple insects, bird and flower varieties and species that culminates a rich biodiversity.
Activities include swimming, fishing, surf, body-board, walking, jogging, and sunbathing.
Accessible beach certificate ISO 14001. Disability and bicycle access. There are amphibious wheelchairs for those with disabilities enabling its user to bathe safely with suitable lifeguard support.
Praia da Carvalhal Comporta
Carvalhal beach has been awarded the prestigious Blue Flag and Gold Quality Standard award successively since 2002.
Secure, shaded parking is located 200m from the shoreline with on-street parking during the summer months. Cost to park is €3.50
The water temperature varies between 14º and 20º with the yearly average at an accommodating 17º. Perfect temperature on hot sunny days when you are desperate to cool down.
The beach has security surveillance with both marine police patrols and lifeguards on duty throughout the summer months
Sun beds and parasols are available for rent throughout the summer but due to the high demand and limited availability we suggest that you book in advance. Contact “Por do Sol” for your reservation.
Showers and toilets are also available.
For the environmentally conscious, colour coded recycling bins are in use at the beach.
Carvalhal Beach Restaurants
Por do Sol – Now Sublime Beach Club
Now operated by Sublime Hotel Comporta.
Restaurante dos Pescadors – Permanently Closed
On a good day, this restaurant can match any other when it comes to grilled fish. Dinis also produce their own wines, you should try some, they are delicious.
Directions
Whether you are travelling from Grandola, Melides, Troia or Alcacer do Sal, you will need to join the National road 261 (N261) and head towards Carvalhal village. Once there you may follow the signs to the beach.
Pego Beach Comporta Portugal
Praia do Pego Beach extends for 4km and is without a doubt one of the most beautiful beaches in Europe.
Travel magazine Conde Nast voted Praia do Pego and the unique restaurant Sal Comporta one of the top ten places in the world.
This stretch of beach is utterly amazing with small grains of pure golden sand and an expansive beach on either side of the restaurant.
Pego beach in Comporta has been the hangout of the elitist Portuguese banking family Espirito Santo and friends for many years and seems almost to be an exclusive, invitation only beach to be seen at; although it isn’t, and anybody can go there.
The view from the beach is on to the vast expansion of the Atlantic Ocean with the odd fishing vessel passing by.
Occasionally and if you are lucky enough, you may get to see the Sado Estuary resident, bluenose dolphin pod passing by which is a stunning sight and gets everybody to their feet.
The beach is made up of small grains of golden sand that shines in the sun whilst behind, you are engulfed by the indigenous seeded dunes and immense pine forest backdrop.
For most of the year with exception of the winter season, the Atlantic Ocean that swells on to Pego Beach is relatively calm and contrasts between deep ocean blue and beautiful emerald green.
The beach is suitable for swimming, surf, and bodyboarding.
Praia do Pego Beach Comporta
Prestigious Blue Flag and Gold Quality Standard awards.
Accessible beach certificate ISO 14001. Disability and bicycle access.
Secure, shaded parking is located 200m from the shoreline which overflows to a second area a little further away. Cost to park is €4.00
The water temperature varies between 14º and 20º with the yearly average at an accommodating 17º, so be prepared for the delightful cooling effect as you leave the temperate shores for a cool swim.
The beach has security surveillance with both marine police patrols and lifeguards on duty throughout the summer months.
Sun beds and parasols are available for rent throughout the summer, although due to the high demand we recommend that you book in advance. Contact “Sal Restaurante” for your reservation.
For the environmentally conscious colour coded recycling bins are in use at the beach
Directions
Whether you are travelling from Grandola, Melides, Troia or Alcacer do Sal, you will need to join the National road 261 (N261) and head towards Carvalhal village.
Once there, the signposts will direct you towards Lagoa Formosa and then on to Praia do Pego Beach.
You may also reach Praia do Carvalhal Beach with approximately 4km of coastline separating the two.
There is only one restaurant on the beach, and it is well worth the visit.
JNcQUOI Comporta, will be a new restaurant addition to Pego Beach in 2022.
Sal restaurant offers exquisite traditional Portuguese dishes with international flair and serves some of the finest fish and seafood served anywhere in Portugal.
Local produce includes sweet potatoes and rice plus delicious fresh sea bass and sea bream caught daily in the cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
Raposa Beach Comporta Portugal
A private beach with membership access through the Portuguese Prison service and guests. Even though the beach has closed access if you can obtain it is worth the visit.
This beautiful Alentejo beach is lined with red sandstone cliffs and stunningly formed dunes. Due to its prized location, the open prison is said to be for sale in exchange for a brand-new prison in Grandola and cash.
An excellent beach on which to fish and catch the local shellfish “Cadalinas” which are well served with garlic and lemon.
Aberta Nova Beach Comporta Portugal
Aberta Nova Beach or the Golden Beach (Dourada) stretches for approximately 3.5km.
From this beach in Comporta you have magnificent views from the top of the dunes which overlook the ocean, beach and surrounding indigenous flora, at its best.
Although there are several visitors to this beach throughout the summer months, it is never crowded, and you can always find a relatively private spot in which to pitch your umbrella.
You may drive to the parking area and then access the beach via a set of steep wooden steps. Parking is located 200m from the shoreline which overflows on to on-street parking during the summer months.
Aberta Nova has been awarded the prestigious Blue Flag and Gold Quality Standard Awards.
The water temperature varies between 14º and 20º with the yearly average at an accommodating 17º and is the perfect temperature on hot sunny days when you are desperate to cool down.
The beach has security surveillance with both marine police patrols and lifeguards on duty throughout the summer months between 15th June – 15th September.
Sun beds and parasols are available for rent throughout the summer, but due to limited availability we suggest that you book in advance. Contact “Bar dos Tigres” for your reservation.
Nude sunbathing
For the environmentally conscious, colour coded recycling bins are in use at the beach.
Aberta Nova Beach Restaurant
Bar dos Tigres Restaurant and Snack Bar – Now Discovery Group
Locally run restaurant and bar serving light lunches, snacks, and beverages.
Quite affordably priced for a beach restaurant.
Opening hours 9am till 9pm
Sunday to Saturday
Reservations +351 919 892 816
Directions
Whether you are travelling from Grandola, Troia or Alcacer do Sal, you will need to join the National road 263 towards Melides. If you are heading south from Carvalhal on the N263 you will find the beach on the right-hand-side. If you are coming from Melides, you will find the beach on the left-hand-side.
Melides Beach Comporta Portugal
There are two beaches on opposite sides of the Lagoon which are roughly eight minutes away from the town centre.
If you are facing the ocean from the road, on the left you will find the more public Praia da Melides with its cafe’s and bars.
On the opposite you will find an almost private Beach with no such services.
The “public” beach is frequented by both locals and foreigners.
Many of the foreign nationals’ own estates within the hillside that overlook the countryside and Ocean.
The public beach provides a normal sized car park for two-hundred cars.
The private beach has room for about a dozen cars unless you park along the entrance road to the beach.
For a livelier time with refreshments one should visit the public beach.
For total privacy, one should frequent the more reserved secluded private beach.
Soltroia Beach Portugal
A golden stretch of sand that lies on the Atlantic Ocean side of the Soltroia private condominium of one thousand rarely frequented properties.
This beach is one of the safest in the area and is ideal for families with young children.
A break in the ocean is formed by the Serra da Arrabida Nature Reserve which almost slows the ocean to a still.
Praia do Soltroia
Supported by a large bar and superb beach club and restaurant Utopia (Now managed by Comporta Cafe).
The beach club also provides an exterior swimming pool and lounging areas.
The beach is served by a small car park and parking within the condominium.
Many of the residents or tourists staying within the condominium leave their cars at home.
Praia de Soltroia has a great family atmosphere with little or no waves.
An ideal spot to dip your toes without fear of being swept away into the beautiful ocean.
Troia Beach Portugal
From the Atlantic Ocean to the Estuary overlooking the port city of Setubal and Serra da Arrabida Nature Reserve.
There are several cafes and restaurants which are on the beach or within the Marina.
This area has been a favourite destination of the Portuguese for many years.
The foreign tourist is becoming more frequent in Troia as they are buying a suitable investment or holiday home.
You may arrive to the beach by car via the Troia Peninsula or car ferry from Setubal.
By foot if you take the Troia / Setubal Catamaran.
Used by tourists who are staying at the resort, property owners and daily ferry commuters from Setubal.
Troia Beach is very safe for children and the nearby harbour provides moorings for many types of boat.
Troia is also exceptionally good for water sports, golf, sailing, gambling at the casino and especially dolphin observation.
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