Beach · Marinha Grande · Central Portugal
Praia da Vieira
Praia da Vieira lies in the parish of Vieira de Leiria, in the Marinha Grande municipality, where the River Lis meets the Atlantic between two breakwaters built in the…
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Praia da Vieira lies in the parish of Vieira de Leiria, in the Marinha Grande municipality, where the River Lis meets the Atlantic between two breakwaters built in the mid-20th century. It is still a working fishing beach: arte xávega, traditional beach-seine fishing, is carried out on the sand, mostly in summer, using brightly painted wooden 'meia-lua' boats. In the 19th century, fishing families from Vieira moved to the Tagus and Sado, where they became known as avieiros. The EuroVelo 1 cycle route runs along the coast to São Pedro de Moel. The beach is lifeguarded in season and holds Accessible Beach status.
- walking
- cycling (EuroVelo 1)
- fishing heritage
- Type
- Sea beach
- Town
- Marinha Grande
- Region
- Central Portugal
- Water quality 2025
- Good
- Coordinates
- 39.8737, -8.9736
Before you go
- Bathing season
- 13 Jun – 13 Sep 2026
- Lifeguards
- Designated bathing beach with lifeguards during the season
- Accessibility
- Accessible Beach 2026: bathing-aid equipment, but no assistance service
- Parking
- Free car park near the beach (OpenStreetMap)
- The beach
- Mouth of the River Lis on the beach, between mid-20th-century breakwaters
- Facilities
- Free public toilets with wheelchair access
Good to know
- Arte xávega is busiest in summer, when you can often watch the nets being hauled in on the sand, with locals lending a hand.
- The council publishes two walking routes that meet at the Lis estuary: 'Do Samouco à Foz' (10 km), which ends here, and 'Da Foz ao Boco' (11.5 km), which starts here. The first depends on the tide.
- Check the sea before you set off on the MEO webcam at Praia da Vieira.
8 sources checked for this guide
- cm-mgrande.pt/cmmgrande/uploads/writer_file/document/3144/f…
- madeira.gov.pt//Portals/12/Documentos/Ambiente/Portaria%2020…
- business.turismodeportugal.pt/SiteCollectionDocuments/all-for-all/lista-pra…
- openstreetmap.org/way/300785850
- openstreetmap.org/way/357514896
- cm-mgrande.pt/cmmgrande/uploads/writer_file/document/3101/f…
- beachcam.meo.pt/livecams/praia-da-vieira/
- cm-mgrande.pt/cmmgrande/uploads/writer_file/document/2930/r…
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.
Praia da Vieira · Marinha Grande
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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.