Praia da Luz Beach
Praia da Luz Beach, view from Pescadores Avenue.
Lifeguard station and straw umbrellas rental.
Awnings and sunbeds rental at Praia da Luz Beach.
East perspective at Praia da Luz Beach.
Rocky slabs on the east side of Praia da Luz Beach.
Weather and Tide Table
Sunrise
Sunset
to High Tide
Low Tide
High Tide
45% | 1,36 m 4.5 ft | Low Tide | |
43% | 2,61 m 8.6 ft | High Tide | |
40% | 1,43 m 4.7 ft | Low Tide | |
37% | 2,59 m 8.5 ft | High Tide | |
35% | 1,40 m 4.6 ft | Low Tide | |
32% | 2,65 m 8.7 ft | High Tide | |
29% | 1,37 m 4.5 ft | Low Tide | |
26% | 2,65 m 8.7 ft | High Tide | |
24% | 1,31 m 4.3 ft | Low Tide | |
21% | 2,81 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
19% | 1,18 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
17% | 2,82 m 9.3 ft | High Tide | |
15% | 1,13 m 3.7 ft | Low Tide | |
12% | 3,06 m 10 ft | High Tide | |
10% | 0,92 m 3 ft | Low Tide | |
9% | 3,05 m 10 ft | High Tide | |
7% | 0,89 m 2.9 ft | Low Tide | |
5% | 3,33 m 10.9 ft | High Tide | |
4% | 0,64 m 2.1 ft | Low Tide | |
About the Beach
What is Praia da Luz 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 Lagos.
Praia da Luz Beach is located in the front sea of Luz town. It holds a very long sand of about 1 Km. The Ribeira da Luz1 empties in here.
At the western end of the beach a 300 meters long slab that covers the entire foot of the cliff. On its top, lies the Estação Arqueológica Romana da Praia da Luz3 and the Capela-mor da Igreja da Luz3. Still in this area, may be seen the Castelo da Senhora da Luz4.
References
- Luz Stream
- Roman Archaeological Station of Praia da Luz
- Luz Main Church
- Senhora da Luz Castle
Where is it?
Map of Praia da Luz Beach
| Coordinates Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) |
Lat. 37.086850º Lon. -8.726398º N 37º 5.211' W 8º 43.58388' N 37º 5' 12.66" W 8º 43' 35.03" |
| Parish | Luz |
| County | Lagos |
| District | Faro |
| Region | Algarve |
| Country | Portugal |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ocean | North Atlantic |
| Maritime Authority | Capitania do Porto de Lagos |
| Protected Area | |
| Bathing Water | Luz |
| Coastal Unit | Ponta de Sagres - Ponta Piedade |
| Coastal Region | Costa Algarvia |
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 |