Faro, PT

Praia da Coelha

Water Bodyocean
Sand Typesand
CountryPT
RegionFaro

Getting There

Nearest CityAlbufeira4.2 km
Airport (PRM)Portimão Airport27.0 km

Safety & Conditions

Water Quality1 - excellent
Shark Incidents0recorded

Sand & Geology

golden

The cove has fine golden sand and some rock formations.

Predicted regional compositionlithic-rich (volcanic/collisional terrane)
Q 53%
L 44%
QuartzFeldsparLithic

Modelled from GloPrSM v1.0.0 (IJ_QFL). Calibrated on river sand, not measured beach samples — treat as a regional signal, not a sand assay.

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Travel

Praia da Coelha is a sheltered sandy cove on the Algarve coast west of Albufeira, defined by its distinctive ochre cliffs and relative tranquility. Unlike the heavily developed cen...

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