Beach · Monte Gordo · Algarve

Praia de Monte Gordo

A sandy beach beside the town of Monte Gordo, one of the Algarve's earliest tourist resorts, with a seafront avenue and colourful fishing boats in one section.

  • Blue Flag 2026
  • Excellent water
  • Accessible
Praia de Monte Gordo
Photo: Vitor Oliveira · CC BY-SA 2.0

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About the beach

A sandy beach beside the town of Monte Gordo, one of the Algarve's earliest tourist resorts, with a seafront avenue and colourful fishing boats in one section. The sea is known for being calm and mild. At either end there are dunes with boardwalks. It has restaurants, toilets, beach services, lifeguards in the bathing season and ample parking, and is a designated accessible beach.

Type
Sea beach
Town
Monte Gordo (Vila Real de Santo António)
Region
Algarve
Water quality 2025
Excellent
Blue Flag
Yes, 2026
Facilities
Accessible
Coordinates
37.1769, -7.4519

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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.