# The best beaches in Portugal

A cross between the ranking of the best-rated beaches on Google Maps (summer 2026) and the press's usual picks: the Algarve, the Vicentine Coast, Sintra and Arrábida.

- 4 votes · 17 items
- Sep 8, 2026 · Margarida Teixeira
- https://even.best/en/l/67/the-best-beaches-in-portugal

## Top 15

1. **Marinha Beach (Lagoa)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Golden cliffs and rock arches; the Michelin Guide listed it among Europe's most beautiful beaches.
2. **Adraga Beach (Sintra)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Cove between cliffs in Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, first in the 2026 Google Maps ranking.
3. **Ursa Beach (Sintra)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Wild beach next to Cabo da Roca, reached only by a steep path.
4. **Cacela Velha (Vila Real de Santo António)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Village above the Ria Formosa whose sandbar is reached on foot at low tide or by boat.
5. **Bordeira Beach (Aljezur)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Huge dune-backed beach on the Vicentine Coast where the stream meets the sea.
6. **Odeceixe Beach (Aljezur)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Beach at the mouth of the Seixe stream, on the border between the Algarve and Alentejo.
7. **Benagil Beach (Lagoa)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Starting point for the famous Benagil sea cave with its natural skylight.
8. **Dona Ana Beach (Lagos)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Small clear-water beach surrounded by sea stacks, near Ponta da Piedade.
9. **Camilo Beach (Lagos)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Cove reached by a wooden staircase of more than 200 steps.
10. **Guincho Beach (Cascais)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Windy beach beneath the Sintra hills, host of windsurfing and kitesurfing championships.
11. **Portinho da Arrábida (Setúbal)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Calm turquoise bay in Arrábida Natural Park.
12. **Comporta Beach (Alcácer do Sal)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Long stretch of dunes and rice fields on the Alentejo coast.
13. **Porto Santo Beach** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Nine kilometres of golden sand on Porto Santo island in the Madeira archipelago.
14. **Galapinhos Beach (Setúbal)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Small Arrábida beach voted Europe's best by European Best Destinations in 2017.
15. **Amália Beach (Odemira)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Small Alentejo beach where Amália Rodrigues had her holiday home.
16. **Rocha Beach (Portimão)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Long golden sand beach next to the Santa Catarina Fortress, one of the most famous in the Algarve.
17. **Falésia Beach (Albufeira)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Six kilometres of sand beneath red and ochre cliffs between Olhos de Água and Vilamoura.

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