Beach · Porto Covo · Alentejo
Praia do Malhão
An extensive dune beach on the Costa Vicentina, accessed via a sand track, with intense Atlantic swell.
- Blue Flag 2026
- Excellent water
Sea now at Praia do Malhão
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Forecast: Open-Meteo (model, indicative). Always check the flag. · Tides and detailed forecast
About the beach
An extensive dune beach on the Costa Vicentina, accessed via a sand track, with intense Atlantic swell. No facilities whatsoever — pure nature.
- Type
- Sea beach
- Town
- Porto Covo
- Region
- Alentejo
- Water quality 2025
- Excellent
- Blue Flag
- Yes, 2026
- Coordinates
- 37.7840, -8.8017
Praia do Malhão · Porto Covo
Sleep close. Arrive early.
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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.