Beach · Quarteira · Algarve
Praia do Loulé Velho
A golden-sand beach with dunes, about 410 m long, east of Quarteira and south-east of the lagoon that forms at the mouth of the Almargem stream, where waterbirds can be…
- Blue Flag 2026
- Excellent water
- Accessible
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About the beach
A golden-sand beach with dunes, about 410 m long, east of Quarteira and south-east of the lagoon that forms at the mouth of the Almargem stream, where waterbirds can be seen. On the western side the beach narrows and the sea reaches the cliffs, topped by pines. When the sea strips the sand, Roman fish-salting tanks are exposed; the Loulé Velho archaeological site, a Roman villa, has been the subject of excavations. It holds the Praia Acessível 2026 award.
- Type
- Sea beach
- Town
- Quarteira (Loulé)
- Region
- Algarve
- Water quality 2025
- Excellent
- Blue Flag
- Yes, 2026
- Facilities
- Accessible
- Coordinates
- 37.0557, -8.0777
Praia do Loulé Velho · Quarteira
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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.