Praia de Azenhas do Mar
Sintra, Lisbon
About this beach
Azenhas do Mar is a cliffside village in the Colares parish, Sintra, with whitewashed houses cascading down the cliff to the sea — one of Portugal's most photographed villages. Its small beach is carved into the rock at the base of the cliff and features a seawater-fed natural swimming pool; at high tide only the pool remains visible and the sand disappears, while at low tide a small beach forms. The pool has been internationally recognised (including by Condé Nast Traveler) as one of the world's most beautiful natural pools.
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Weather now
20°C
Overcast
- Wind
- 10 km/h
- UV Index
- 7.2
- Sea temperature
- 20°C
- Wave height
- 0.9 m
Data: Open-Meteo
Details
- Type
- Maritime Beach
- Sand Type
- Mixed
- Water Quality
- Good
- Access
- Moderate
- Region
- Lisbon Coast
- Municipality
- Sintra
- District
- Lisbon
Nearby Accommodations
5
R. João Alves Freitas, 2705-098 Azenhas do Mar, Colares
21 m from the beach
Hotel
Av. Amílcar Augusto Gil 142, 2705-199 Colares
4.8 km from the beach
Hotel
Av. Alfredo Coelho 28, 2705-329 Praia das Maçãs, Colares
2.3 km from the beach
Casa de Hóspedes
R. da Costa Alva 28, Azenhas do Mar, 2705-098 Colares
62 m from the beach
* Indicative prices. Final rates may vary by date and availability.
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