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Praia de Benagil, Benagil

4.3

#2 of 8 in Outdoors in Lagoa

Beach · Nature / Park

Benagil is a small Portuguese village on the Atlantic Ocean in Lagoa Municipality and the Freguesia of Carvoeiro (Lagoa).
Up to the late 20th century, the village's economy was based on ocean fishing. Now it is a tourist area with a widely used beach, Praia de Benagil.

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By barbierikab

Maybe the ugliest beach I saw in the whole Algarve. You go there just because you have to visit the Benagil cave. Beach is overcrowded and overexploited. All is full of boats, kayaks and rental... more »
By Q1321ECjoshk

Fabio and Rafael were really back to their best , they were loving the hype. 10/10 would recommended more »
By Andrewjlegg1958

Walked to Benagil beach cafes and restaurant still open plus boat trips step road to beach car park at top of the hill so be ready for a good walk down to beach great place to paddle broad and Kayak.... more »

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By i Entertain

Small beach and you don't get any space on June to August! View is good . Albufeira is best 👍

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By Alice Barcelos

Great place. Has a few restaurants close to the entrance where you can get food and cold drinks. Its a bit windy. Lots of people playing games near the water. Great to go with kids.

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By Andi Monel

A beautifull place to die.

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By Vicky Pagano Zavalía

Go only if you are gonna swim to the cave! The beach it self is very tiny and during the high season (July-October) gets really really crowded. If you go during that time and you want to find a spot to lay down on the sand I recommend to go early in the morning around 10am. But what I recommend more is, go to the beach, leave your stuff in the car and just go to see the cave. Is really fun to do it! You have to be fit to do it. Is not too long but it takes like 10 minutes swimming to get to it. If you are not a good swimmer you can just bring a floater with you. After seeing the cave you can go back to the car and then drive to a nicer beach, a more quiet place with less people. But don’t forget to check the whole of the cave from above (you get there from the parking area)

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By Jonida Make Up Artist

Beautiful beach full of huge shells..at least in May when we visited. Lovely beach with enough space. Nearby there is the famous cave of Benagil but unfortunately we didnt visit because of bad weather :( We enjoyed the stop here anyway.

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