Faro, PT

Praia dos Arrifes

Water Bodyocean
CountryPT
RegionFaro

Getting There

Nearest CityAlbufeira2.8 km
Airport (FAO)Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport28.0 km

Safety & Conditions

Water Quality1 - excellent
Shark Incidents0recorded

Sand & Geology

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 Arrifes is an intimate cove on Portugal's southern coast where geology becomes landscape. Located near Albufeira in the Algarve, this small beach sits within the Seven Ha...

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