Praia do Ancão Beach
Access walkway to Praia do Ancão Beach.
East bar of Praia do Ancão Beach, near the banners.
Banners at the entrance to the sand of Praia do Ancão Beach.
Lifeguarded area at Praia do Ancão Beach, west perspective.
Praia do Ancão Beach, the bathing area.
East perspective at Praia do Ancão Beach.
Weather and Tide Table
Sunrise
Sunset
to Low Tide
Low Tide
High Tide
36% | 1,46 m 4.8 ft | Low Tide | |
34% | 2,55 m 8.4 ft | High Tide | |
31% | 1,49 m 4.9 ft | Low Tide | |
29% | 2,52 m 8.3 ft | High Tide | |
27% | 1,43 m 4.7 ft | Low Tide | |
24% | 2,65 m 8.7 ft | High Tide | |
22% | 1,37 m 4.5 ft | Low Tide | |
20% | 2,62 m 8.6 ft | High Tide | |
18% | 1,30 m 4.3 ft | Low Tide | |
16% | 2,81 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
14% | 1,19 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
12% | 2,77 m 9.1 ft | High Tide | |
10% | 1,13 m 3.7 ft | Low Tide | |
8% | 3,00 m 9.8 ft | High Tide | |
7% | 0,97 m 3.2 ft | Low Tide | |
6% | 2,95 m 9.7 ft | High Tide | |
4% | 0,93 m 3.1 ft | Low Tide | |
3% | 3,20 m 10.5 ft | High Tide | |
About the Beach
What is Praia do Ancão 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 Loulé.
Praia do Ancão Beach as a very extensive sand of about 1,4 Km. It has a large dune string along its width which is preceded by pine forest.
The open lands that serve to help car parking are next to the western side of Ria Formosa (a valley eroded by rivers and with sandy islands which is flooded by the sea, turning the water into brackish). This place enjoys a high level of biodiversity.
Access is through Quinta das Salinas development.
Where is it?
Map of Praia do Ancão Beach
| Coordinates Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) |
Lat. 37.033868º Lon. -8.040896º N 37º 2.03208' W 8º 2.45376' N 37º 2' 1.92" W 8º 2' 27.23" |
| Parish | Almancil |
| County | Loulé |
| District | Faro |
| Region | Algarve |
| Country | Portugal |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ocean | North Atlantic |
| Maritime Authority | Capitania do Porto de Faro |
| Protected Area | Parque Natural da Ria Formosa |
| Bathing Water | Ancão |
| Coastal Unit | Ancão - Cabo Santa Maria |
| Coastal Region | Costa Algarvia |
Awards
| Award | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
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| Blue Flag | ||||||||||||
| Gold Flag | ||||||||||||
| Handicapped-Accessible Beach | ||||||||||||
| Zero Polution |