Praia da Falesia

Olhos de Agua, Algarve · 🇵🇹 Portugal

A six-kilometre ribbon of sand beneath spectacular ochre and rust-red cliffs on the central Algarve.

Sea temperature

~22°C in the warm season

Water

Clear, warmer south-Algarve blue

Sand

A long golden-white strip of sand

Swimming

Generally calm and gently shelving

Best time to visit

May-Oct

Setting

Towering ochre-and-red striped cliffs

Beach type

City & resort

Blue Flag

Yes

Region

Europe

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