Praia dos Galapinhos

Arrábida, Setúbal · 🇵🇹 Portugal

Portugal's clearest water, an Atlantic anomaly beneath the green ridge of Arrábida.

Water at Praia dos Galapinhos (Arrábida, Setúbal, Portugal) runs to about 19°C at the height of the season, and Jun-Sep is the window to aim for.

Sea temperature

~19°C in the warm season

Water

Astonishingly clear green-turquoise for the Atlantic

Sand

Fine pale sand below green Arrábida slopes

Swimming

Sheltered, calm and clear under the ridge

Best time to visit

Jun-Sep

Setting

The Arrábida natural park's forest tumbling straight into the sea

Beach type

Tropical & turquoise

Region

Europe

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