The Comporta Beach is in the border Estuary Natural Reserve , near Troia, Grandola and Setúbal and on the Atlantic Ocean coast.

Is the  longest sandy beach in Europe and  is unsurprisingly a favourite for holidaymakers. With such a long stretch of the finest golden sand, the beach rarely feels crowded, although it naturally gets busier during the summer months and at weekends.

Comporta beach is well maintained, and the area surrounding the beach is rich with natural beauty. Dense pine forest borders part of the beach and sand dunes flank the coastline.

This makes for a stunning contrast between the lush green vegetation, the bright golden sand, and the rolling waves;make Comporta the perfect holiday destination.

Beach with Blue Flag , with Affordable Flag and considered the More Accessible Beach ‘Contest, in 2012.

gps: 38º22’52”N 8º48’8”E

support services: Tents and beach chairs rental / WC / 2 Restaurants  on the beach, plus more high quality restaurants on Comporta Village / Locker Rooms

allowed activities: Kite surf / Surf / Windsurf / Underwater Fishing / Body board / Jet ski / Sailing /Horseback riding on the beach

nautical sports:

The large beach area, extending over the ocean, offers some traits, such as waves and some wind, that attract people who Surf or Kite surf.

We invite you to spend some of your vacations and holidays time visiting Arrábida Hills and Troia.

We invite you to visit Setubal and to visit Portugal.

Just take your flight to Faro airport or Lisbon Airport, reserve accommodations, hotel, choose a restaurant and activities and welcome to Portugal Dream Coast.

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The beach season will start on 1 June and Portugal Dream Coast after water analysis have lots of Blue Flags Beaches, which confirms the quality of the water and Beaches Setúbal.

The beaches with blue flag for  2013 are :

Praia da Figueirinha ( Setúbal ),

Praia da Mata, CDS – Santo António, S. João da Caparica, Praia da Sereia, Tarquinio Paraiso ( Almada ),

Praia do Ouro, Praia Moinho de Baixo (Meco),Praia da Califórnia (Sesimbra),

Aberta Nova, Atlântica, Carvalhal, Comporta, Pego, Tróia – Bico das Lulas, Tróia – Galé, Tróia – Mar ( Grândola ),

Praia Grande in Porto Côvo, Ilha do Pessegueiro, Morgavel, S. Torpes, Vieirinha – Vale de Figueiros (Sines),

Costa de Santo André and Fonte do Cortiço ( Santiago do Cacém ).

I you  travel to Portugal Dream Coast on your next summer vacations you will get the best  offers to tourists.

Among this beaches you will find lots of activities to practice in Setúbal region, like Kitesurf , Surf , Hiking, Canoeing,Flying,  Sailing, fishing, Scuba Diving and much more.

We also  invite you to spend some of your vacations and holidays time visiting Arrábida Hills. We invite you to visit Setubal and to visit  Portugal.

Just take your flight to Faro airport or Lisbon Airport, reserve accommodations,hotel , choose a restaurant and activities and welcome to Portugal Dream Coast.

Travel Portugal and travel Setubal.

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Coelho’s beach on Arrábida, Setubal it’s a small cove paradise situated at the foot of the Natural Park of Arrábida, white sand, gentle and bathing transparent and peaceful.

Very nice and quiet beach surrounded by forest. It has a small bar support and because is small, there are not place for too many people.

The access could be direct, via Galapos beach or by boat.

Parking: Outdoor hard, very limited parking.

Activities: underwater fishing, swimming, scuba dive.

We invite you to spend some of your vacations and holiday’s time visiting Arrábida Hills and Troia.

We invite you to visit Setubal and to visit Portugal.

Just take your flight to Faro airport or Lisbon Airport, reserve accommodations, hotel, choose a restaurant and activities and welcome to Portugal Dream Coast.

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Porto Covo Beach in Sines is  dotted with some rocks, mostly visited in summer, the location, the beauty of the place and the temperatures.

Allows volleyball and has good conditions for surfing.

It has a beach bar.

Urban and spacious beach is sheltered and guarded.

Quite popular not only for surfers and body-boarders, this beach is the preferred home of many tourists there who faithfully return every year.

Blue Flag

District: Setúbal, County: Sines,Town: Porto Covo Easy

Parking: Outdoor hard dirt Park in front of the beach.

Great but not enough to demand it has. Hunting underwater, Fishing, Surfing, Volleyball

Support services available:

Showers, Bar / coffee shop.

We invite you to spend some of your vacations and holidays time visiting Arrábida Hills and Troia.

We invite you to visit Setubal and to visit Portugal.

Just take your flight to Faro airport or Lisbon Airport, reserve accommodations, hotel, choose a restaurant and activities and welcome to Portugal Dream Coast.

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With an extensive sand flat, Bicas Beach is one of the most  desired beaches of Sesimbra’s west coast.

Located to the south of Moinho de Baixo or Meco Beach, it is surrounded by the great natural beauty of the fossil dunes’ cliffs.

It is the place to be for the extreme-sport lovers to practice surf and body boarding and to relax and take some sun, walking on the beach and listen the nature.

The beach is famous by the waves that are great for Surfing nevertheless dangerous for children or unprepared swimmers. Sservices: Lifeguard, restaurant, cafeteria, campsite, car parking

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Located within the Arrábida Natural Park in Setubal, Portinho da Arrábida Beach is deemed one of the prettiest in all of entire Portugal.

Its fine white sands and the various tones of blue and green of these clear waters contrast with the deep greens of the hills to create a beautiful scenario that is perfect for contemplative relaxation.

This calm bay is good for diving to enjoy the diverse marine life although fishing itself is forbidden given that the seabed itself is included in the Natural Park’s protected area.

There are  restaurants and some small houses on that fantastic place.

Arrábida Hills is considered one of  7 Natural Wonders in Portugal

Characteristics and Services :

Average seawater temperature in summer (ºC) / 17 ºC, Sunshade rental, Small craft hire, Diving, swimming, restaurants.

We invite you to spend some of your vacations and holidays time visiting Arrábida Hills , Troia and visit Setubal and to visit Portugal.

Just take your flight to Faro airport or Lisbon Airport, reserve accommodations, hotel, choose a restaurant and activities and welcome to Portugal Dream Coast.

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Alcacer do Sal is a dramatic medieval hill-top city in the South of the Setubal region, with a population around 6000 inhabitants.

Wrought-iron balconies look out over the river and underneath them dwell a variety of cafés and restaurants.

Here is located the beautiful natural Sado river reserve named Reserva Natural do Estuário do Sado and it’s also here where the river Sado quietly meets the ocean.

It’s a city full of history with its medieval and charming streets and a castle at the top.

The town’s name comes from the Moorish al qasr meaning ‘the castle’, and the Sal refers to the age-old production of salt in this area.

Besides walking down the medieval cobbled streets and feelings its ancient history, other things to do in Alcacer do sal include:

• Walking tour inside the city: seeing many examples of the remarkable Renaissance architecture in Portugal, like the Church of Santiago or the 16th century Convent of Santo Antonio,
• Water Sports: Sailing, Windsurfing and Fishing at the Gaio dam,
• Balloon sightseeing tours,
• Boat trips: along the estuary,
• Visit to the castle: where mighty ramparts and towers remind us of times when the city played an important part in territorial battles,
• Bird watching in the estuary: where you can see many species of birds all year round,
• Walking tour: Going on a walking tour around the region (called Passeio dos Negros),
• Beaches: Enjoying the sun and sea at the stunning white sandy beaches at Comporta,
• Horseback riding,
• Visiting several small villages around the city: where you can see many pieces of archeology like the Roman remains,
• And of course, enjoying the many typical Portuguese cuisine and wines of this region in one of its many restaurants. Alcacer do Sal has also a tradition of desserts which recipes have been secretly hidden for decades and are just delicious. Amongst others are: pinhoada, bolo de mel e pastéis de feijão e amêndoa.

Contact us if you wish to know more about Alcacer do Sal.

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São Filipe’s historical Pousada is installed in a fort in Setubal from the late XVII century built by King Philip II of Spain (Philip I of Portugal). 

This historic luxury hotel has a breathtaking view over the River Sado estuary from its terrace.

Today, everything is adapted to receive the guests and the decoration has been adapted to the place. Some pieces of furniture in the corridors are part of the furniture that was left over the years.

Some rooms locate in the old cells of the fort, for this reason, the dimensions are not big but the excellent use and the good taste in the decoration of the rooms provide a pleasant permanence.

If you’re looking for an exquisite hotel in Setubal, this is your option.

Rooms:

The Pousada has 16 rooms: 1 Suite with sea view, 7 others also with sea view, 5 in the former cells and 3 with views to the castle.

Facilities: Beside the terrace, the Inn counts with several other attractions, such us a bar, a living room for social encounters, a small gambling room and a dining room.

We invite you spend some of your vacations and holidays time visiting Arrábida Hills.

We invite you to visit Setubal and to visit  Portugal.

Just take your flight to Faro airport or Lisbon Airport, reserve accommodations,hotel , choose a restaurant and activities and welcome to Portugal Dream Coast.

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Alcochete is a Portuguese town with a population of 16,194 habitants, built-in the district of Setúbal.

In the middle of Tejo Estuary has unique access roads connecting the Portuguese capital (Lisbon) through the Bridge Vasco da Gama. (The Vasco da Gama Bridge is 9th biggest bridge worldwide and the first in Europe, with a total length of 17,3 km, ten made on the waters of the Tejo Estuary).

This city has road links to the A1 (Lisbon-Porto), IC 32 ( Alcochete / Palmela) and connection to the A2 (Lisbon / Algarve).

Calm place for living at Portugal Dream Coast, tranquility and calm are two characteristics of this place.

Located on the east of the city, you can find also the Freeport, the major Outlet in Europe with lots of shops where you can buy different products.

Friendliness and hospitality are the two characteristics that mark particularly the locals, where it is possible to develop a set of activities, including:

Nature : Natural Reserve of the Tejo Estuary, a haven to more than 120,000 birds at some times of year in which we emphasize the community existing flamingos.

Cuisine: Alcochete is marked by a series of gourmet dishes that are the delight of many tourists and locals, including: “Massa de Choco”, “Ensopado de Enguias”, “Caldeirada à Fragateiro”, “Amêijoas Alcochetanas”, “Linguadinhos Fritos” and “Batatas Ensalsadas”.

Regional desserts: “Arroz Doce Branco” unleavened fantastic. The tradition says that “Arroz Doce Branco” was offered on the eve of marriage, with a small feature: the size of the sleepers was proportional to the importance of the wedding guests.

Boat Trips : Ideal for photographic moments of rare beauty is the river boat ride makes the whole of this waterfront location. Navigate throughout all the year.

Museums : Núcleo do Sal and Núcleo de Arte Sacra (besides the church itself, a mannered interesting space, with its altarpiece, designed by Diogo Teixeira and Antonio da Costa, composed of six thematic panels forming two levels – the Birth and Passion of Christ – the visitor can see pieces of jewelry, paintings, garments, documentary collection and sculpture. As the painting collection and the significance of May which was the basis of the creation of the core, covering the period between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, with special highlighted to the Flag of Mercy, one of the oldest in the country)

Crafts Location: Traditions, knowledge and experiences, the traditional handicrafts of Alcochete reveals all visitors to the roots strong maritime world.

Bullfight: over time, tradition and culture of the bulls and their rituals have survived, and there are unique performances each year with the best riders and groups of pitchforks in the area.

Skate : with an area of 322 m2, the Skate Park Beach Mills comprises: halpipe, quarter pipe, grind rail and a curved seat and grind step.

Festivals and Local Fairs : Confraternização Camponesa, Círio dos Marítimos de Alcochete , Festas do Barrete Verde e das Salinas, Festas de São João Baptista, Festas Populares de Samouco.

Contact us if you wish to know more about Alcochete .

We invite you to spend some of your vacations and holidays time visiting Arrábida Hills.

We invite you to visit Setubal and to visit  Portugal.

Just take your flight to Faro airport or Lisbon Airport, reserve accommodations,hotel , choose a restaurant and activities and welcome to Portugal Dream Coast.

Travel Portugal and travel Setubal.

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