Faro, PT

Praia de Monte Clérigo

Water Bodyocean
Sand Typesand
CountryPT
RegionFaro

Getting There

Nearest CityAljezur5.1 km
Airport (PRM)Portimão Airport32.1 km

Safety & Conditions

Water Quality1 - excellent
Shark Incidents0recorded

Sand & Geology

golden

The beach is of fine gold sand and is very clean.

Predicted regional compositionquartz-dominant
Q 82%
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 de Monte Clérigo is one of Portugal's most distinctive Atlantic beach destinations—a rugged surf break paired with a working fishing village, set against dramatic black cliff...

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Praia de Monte Clérigo37.3422, -8.8531