Praia da Comporta

Comporta, Alentejo · 🇵🇹 Portugal

An endless, dune-backed white strand fringing the rice fields of chic, laid-back Comporta.

Sea temperature

~19°C in the warm season

Water

Cool, clean Atlantic blue

Sand

Miles of fine white sand and dunes

Swimming

Open Atlantic with some waves and currents

Surf

Mellow beach break

Best time to visit

Jun-Sep

Setting

Rice paddies and umbrella-pine dunes

Beach type

Wild & scenic

Blue Flag

Yes

Region

Europe

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Photo: Claus Bunks aka Afrobrasil on flickr (Public domain) · source