Faro, PT

Praia dos Alemães

Water Bodyocean
Sand Typesand
CountryPT
RegionFaro

Getting There

Nearest CityAlbufeira1.2 km
Airport (FAO)Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport24.9 km

Safety & Conditions

Water Quality1 - excellent
LifeguardYes
Shark Incidents0recorded

Sand & Geology

golden

This wide beach is about 500 meters in length and has fine gold sand and is backed by sandy golden low cliffs prone to some erosion during wet weather some of which can be hazardous with rock falls.

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 dos Alemães is one of central Albufeira's defining beaches, anchoring the tourist heart of the Algarve's most developed coastal corridor. Located in the Areias de São João di...

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