Faro, PT

Praia do Burgau

Water Bodyocean
Sand Typesand
CountryPT
RegionFaro

Getting There

Nearest CityLagos9.6 km
Airport (PRM)Portimão Airport19.1 km

Safety & Conditions

Water Quality1 - excellent
Shark Incidents0recorded

Sand & Geology

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 do Burgau is a traditional fishing village beach on Portugal's quieter western Algarve, just 10 kilometers west of Lagos and 20 kilometers east of Sagres. Unlike the crowded ...

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