The "Cliff Beach" (Praia da Falésia), Albufeira, Portugal
A magnificent clash between tropical beach and the Grand Canyon, the "Cliff Beach" (or in Portuguese "Praia da Falésia") is not simply one beach, but many beaches along a very long coast, perfectly suited for a long walk. Be it summer or winter, the morning tides make the beach extremely wide giving it plenty of sturdy walking space, and allowing you to take in the view of the waves contrasting with the orange cliffs and random pine trees.
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This route begins on one end of this beach, but it is important to keep in mind that the idea of this route is simply to show you what awaits you when you choose to explore this beach. Which side you start on is absolutely up to you and to the location where you are staying.
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As you’ll notice we decided to start the route at a rather unique place where rocks have formed a natural pool complete with tiny waterfalls.
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Perfect for families with small children or nature lovers, it is safe for children to play in and you’ll many times spot a baby crab and a wide variation of shellfish.
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You’ll notice the children playing in this natural pool which, besides being shallow and therefore not dangerous, warms up very fast. Please do keep in mind that the pool is surrounded by rocks so it is still important to keep an eye on smaller children.
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One of the most wonderful features of this coast is the clash of greens with oranges. While you can only mostly find trees at the tops of the cliffs, many times you’ll spot a random tree halfway down the cliff and wonder how its possible that the tree has managed to grow there.
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Although water temperatures in this area of Portugal tend to be the warmest due to their southern location they vary mostly between 22-25º C.
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This last summer of 2016 waters reached their highest temperatures, sometimes resembling water in places like Mallorca at around 26º.
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This collection of beaches is known for being extremely clean and earning “blue flags” every year, which are a national symbol for a beach which has passed all the tests in terms of pleasantness, cleanness, and safety.
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The water is also extremely clear and clean. One of the funnest characteristics of this beach is that it looks completely different from the morning to the afternoon. These pictures were taken in the morning, when the beach has a very wide sand bank and plenty of space to walk.
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In the afternoon, however, the water rises and the tide fills to its fullest reducing the beach to maybe a maximum of 10 meters of sand.
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Keep this in mind as during the morning is the best time to walk as well as bring children to the beach as the water fills up a lot and becomes less shallow in the afternoon.
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This beach also offers an array of water sports, from parasailing to banana boat rides and jetski rentals. You’e guaranteed to run into at least a couple of them throughout your walk.
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The ocean here also tends to not have waves in the morning, acting as a pool, and in the afternoon this has a tendency of changing and larger waves are more common due to the rising of the tide.
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As you’ll notice this area is very complete with hotels for all budgets and tastes, so finding one nearby should not be a problem.
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If you search up this beach on the map you can see the more specific location based names of each individual beach that composes this coast, and choose the location better in this manner.
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If you are in the area of Vilamoura (you can check out that route as well on our website) a taxi to this area of beaches is only about 15 euros and definitely worth it.
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Although this route was created during the summer, this beach is equally as lovely to visit in winter or autumn months as the temperature never drops too low which always makes for nice walks (and dips for the most adventurous).
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If you choose one of the beaches on this coast that is not near a hotel, or if you start off near a hotel area but walk a bit into the more deserted areas of this beach such as this one, you are allowed to bring pets such as dogs with you to the beach (so long as you clean after them).
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Enjoy your stay in the Algarve!
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