Praia do Amado Beach
South perspective at Praia do Amado Beach.
Access walkway toPraia do Amado Beach, on the dunes.
Sunbeds and straw umbrellas rental.
Sand at Praia do Amado Beach.
Praia do Amado Beach, the seafront.
Access stairway, on the north part of Praia do Amado Beach.
Praia do Amado Beach, view from the Carrapateira Molded Depth.
Weather and Tide Table
Sunset
Sunrise
to Low Tide
Low Tide
High Tide
85% | 2,9 m 9.5 ft | High Tide | |
83% | 1,1 m 3.6 ft | Low Tide | |
81% | 3,1 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
79% | 1,0 m 3.3 ft | Low Tide | |
77% | 2,8 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
74% | 1,2 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
72% | 3,1 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
69% | 1,0 m 3.3 ft | Low Tide | |
67% | 2,8 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
64% | 1,2 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
61% | 3,0 m 9.8 ft | High Tide | |
58% | 1,1 m 3.6 ft | Low Tide | |
55% | 2,7 m 8.9 ft | High Tide | |
53% | 1,3 m 4.3 ft | Low Tide | |
50% | 3,0 m 9.8 ft | High Tide | |
47% | 1,1 m 3.6 ft | Low Tide | |
44% | 2,8 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
41% | 1,3 m 4.3 ft | Low Tide | |
38% | 2,9 m 9.5 ft | High Tide | |
35% | 1,1 m 3.6 ft | Low Tide | |
32% | 2,8 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
29% | 1,2 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
27% | 3,0 m 9.8 ft | High Tide | |
24% | 1,0 m 3.3 ft | Low Tide | |
21% | 3,0 m 9.8 ft | High Tide | |
19% | 1,1 m 3.6 ft | Low Tide | |
17% | 3,0 m 9.8 ft | High Tide | |
14% | 0,9 m 3 ft | Low Tide | |
12% | 3,1 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
10% | 0,9 m 3 ft | Low Tide | |
8% | 3,1 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
7% | 0,9 m 3 ft | Low Tide | |
5% | 3,2 m 10.5 ft | High Tide | |
4% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
3% | 3,2 m 10.5 ft | High Tide | |
2% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
1% | 3,4 m 11.2 ft | High Tide | |
1% | 0,7 m 2.3 ft | Low Tide | |
0% | 3,2 m 10.5 ft | High Tide | |
0% | 0,7 m 2.3 ft | Low Tide | |
0% | 3,5 m 11.5 ft | High Tide | |
0% | 0,6 m 2 ft | Low Tide | |
About the Beach
What is Praia do Amado Beach?
It's an Oceanic Beach in the northern hemisphere bathed by the Atlantic Ocean, located on the coast of Portugal - Iberian Peninsula - in the municipality of Aljezur.
Praia do Amado Beach has a wide and very extensive sand of about 1,2 Km.
The structure of the north cliff that enters 400 meters into the sea, serves as a natural protection.
At this site, empty the Ribeira do Barranco do Lavadouro1 and the Ribeira do Barranco de Vale Figueira2.
This is one of the most attended beaches of the Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina3.
References
- Barranco do Lavadouro Stream
- Barranco de Vale Figueira Stream
- Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina Natural Park
Where is it?
Map of Praia do Amado Beach
| Coordinates Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) |
Lat. 37.166935º Lon. -8.902536º N 37º 10.0161' W 8º 54.15216' N 37º 10' 0.97" W 8º 54' 9.13" |
| Parish | Bordeira |
| County | Aljezur |
| District | Faro |
| Region | Algarve |
| Country | Portugal |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ocean | North Atlantic |
| Maritime Authority | Capitania do Porto de Lagos |
| Protected Area | Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina |
| Bathing Water | Amado |
| Coastal Unit | Pontal - Cabo São Vicente |
| Coastal Region | Costa Vicentina |
Awards
| Award | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
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| Water Quality | ||||||||||||
| Blue Flag | ||||||||||||
| Gold Flag | ||||||||||||
| Handicapped-Accessible Beach | ||||||||||||
| Zero Polution |