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Praia de Carcavelos

Carcavelos Beach is the first beach in the Cascais municipality as you come from Lisbon, set between the Forte de São Julião da Barra and Ponta da Rana.

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Carcavelos Beach is the first beach in the Cascais municipality as you come from Lisbon, set between the Forte de São Julião da Barra and Ponta da Rana. Its 1.25 km of wide sand is popular with surfers, windsurfers and bodyboarders, and hosts several competitions. You can get here by train: Carcavelos station is on the line from Cais do Sodré. A pedestrian promenade with restaurants, bars and cafés runs around the beach, which also has a surf school, a first-aid post and volleyball courts. Three MEO webcams show the waves live.

Good for
  • surfing
  • bodyboarding
  • windsurfing
  • beach volleyball
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Type
Sea beach
Town
Oeiras
Region
Lisbon & Setúbal
Water quality 2025
Excellent
Blue Flag
Yes, 2026
Coordinates
38.6780, -9.3332

Before you go

Bathing season
1 May – 30 Sep 2026
Lifeguards
Designated bathing beach with lifeguards during the season
Access
Access to the sand by steps and ramps
Accessibility
Accessible Beach 2026, with bathing-aid equipment and assistance
Public transport
Train from Cais do Sodré (Cascais line) to Carcavelos station
The beach
1.25 km of wide sand between Forte de São Julião da Barra and Ponta da Rana
Facilities
First-aid post, surf school, bars and restaurants
Surf
Surfing, windsurfing and bodyboarding; hosts several competitions

Good to know

  • By car, take the Marginal (EN6); the council advises leaving the car in a designated car park and walking to the beach.
  • There is a BiCas (MobiCascais) bike-share dock by the beach, Carcavelos Este, with 32 spaces.
  • Before grabbing your board, check the waves on the MEO webcams at Carcavelos, Calhau and Carcavelos Norte.
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Every fact above was confirmed in these sources (Portuguese Environment Agency, local councils, the Blue Flag operator, transport operators and others). Rules, timetables and seasons change: check locally.

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Water quality: official 2025 bathing-season classification (European Environment Agency / APA). Editorial description by Portal Turismo Portugal. Before you go, check lifeguard cover, the flag and access, especially outside the bathing season. Blue Flag 2026 awarded by ABAAE, the Blue Flag operator in Portugal (official list); check on site whether the flag is flying.