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Medieval-style sandstone castle on rocky cliffs above a sandy beach and turquoise bay with sailboats and distant lighthouse.
Colorful striped beach houses (red and blue) along a sunny promenade under a bright blue sky with clouds; two people walking.
Aerial view of a rocky coastal peninsula town with white houses, red roofs, turquoise water and sandy beaches.
Ericeira coastal town with sandy beach, waves and hillside houses; designated Europe's first World Surfing Reserve.
Aerial view of Tavira coastline: turquoise river channel with boats, sandy spit beaches and town.
Clifftop village Zambujeira do Mar with red-roofed houses, winding coastal road, sandy beach and turquoise surf
Carvoeiro coastal town with white buildings on cliffs above a sandy cove, beach umbrellas and turquoise sea
Clifftop castle overlooking a sandy beach in Ferragudo, Algarve, with turquoise water and anchored sailboats.
Red-domed lighthouse and white buildings on a sheer rocky cliff above turquoise Atlantic at Sagres, Portugal.
White-washed coastal town with orange roofs on cliffs, a winding road and boardwalk down to a sandy beach and turquoise sea; overlay text reads "Read the caption for more."
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Posted On: October 11th 2026, 05:31 pm
Looking for the best beach towns in Portugal? 🌊

Not the crowded spots. The places where the fishing fleet still goes out at dawn, the cobbled square fills up in the evening, and arriving by van feels like exactly the right way to turn up.

These are some of our favourites:

📍 Costa Nova – Striped houses, wild Atlantic sand & lagoon sunsets
📍 Nazaré – Big waves and an old fishing soul
📍 São Martinho do Porto – A shell-shaped bay with mirror-flat water
📍 Peniche & Baleal – A surf peninsula with world-class breaks
📍 Ericeira – Europe's first World Surfing Reserve
📍 Sesimbra – Turquoise Arrábida coves south of Lisbon
📍 Porto Covo – Whitewashed village on the wild Alentejo coast
📍 Vila Nova de Milfontes – Where the river meets the sea
📍 Zambujeira do Mar – Cliffs, surf and open sky
📍 Sagres – The end of the known world

➡️ Full guide + travel tips: siestacampers.com/blog/best-beach-towns-in-portugal

#BeachTownsPortugal #VanlifePortugal #SlowAdventure #PortugalRoadtrip #HiddenPortugal

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