Costa Nova

Aveiro · 🇵🇹 Portugal

A breezy dune beach fronted by Portugal's famous row of candy-striped wooden fishermen's houses near Aveiro.

Sea temperature

~18°C in the warm season

Water

Cool, clear Atlantic blue

Sand

Wide pale sand and dunes

Swimming

Bracing Atlantic swell; lifeguarded in summer

Surf

Consistent beach-break

Best time to visit

Jun-Sep

Setting

A dune beach behind a row of candy-striped fishermen's houses near Aveiro

Beach type

City & resort

Blue Flag

Yes

Region

Europe

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