Praia da Salema
BEACH
Praia da Salema
Budens, Vila do Bispo, Faro, Portugal
500 length meters, 40 width meters (variable)
Type of beach:
Available Services:
Unavailable Services:
| Composition: Golden Sand |
Available Services:
| Accessible beach | |
| CEE blue flag | |
| Lifeguarded Beach | |
| Sunshade rental | |
| Bathrooms | |
| Showers | |
| Outdoor parking | |
| Restaurante | |
| Bar |
Unavailable Services:
| Promenade | |
| Nudist | |
| Motorhome parking |
The Beach
Coastal bathing beach located on an urban beach with intensive use, subject to strong demand and whose surrounding area consists of a consolidated urban core.
The beach is located in an area with protection status in the field of nature conservation, namely, in the National Network of Protected Areas:
Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina Natural Park and the Natura 2000 Network:
Southwest Coast (ZPE) and Southwest Coast (SIC).
Golden sand beach, located in the village of Salema, a small fishing village. The central section of the beach is occupied by fishing vessels and the respective gear, such as the covo or the hook device. On this beach it is possible to see the boats returning to the beach after the work and then snacking on octopus, moray eel or sea bream, in the village's restaurants.
In Salema there are the ruins of a Roman “villa” and a fish canning factory.
The beach is located in an area with protection status in the field of nature conservation, namely, in the National Network of Protected Areas:
Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina Natural Park and the Natura 2000 Network:
Southwest Coast (ZPE) and Southwest Coast (SIC).
Golden sand beach, located in the village of Salema, a small fishing village. The central section of the beach is occupied by fishing vessels and the respective gear, such as the covo or the hook device. On this beach it is possible to see the boats returning to the beach after the work and then snacking on octopus, moray eel or sea bream, in the village's restaurants.
In Salema there are the ruins of a Roman “villa” and a fish canning factory.
Curiosities
In 2016, the newspaper The Guardian considered Praia da Salema as one of the best beaches in Europe for families and the 13th in the world and elected by the North American magazine Travel & Leisure as “one of the most beautiful secret beaches in the world”.
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