The main motivations that lead a person to seek a tourist destination classified as Sun and Sea or Sun and Beach - one of the oldest tourist products - is the need to know new places, relax, sunbathe, low-intensity activities. There are tourists who, besides the "sun & sea," basic motivations, look for other activities such as, deep sea fishing, golf, wellness activities, etc. thus creating the by products Exotic Sun & Sea, Sun & Sea Sports and Sun & Sea & Wellness.
The 12 kilometers of the west coastline that bathes the municipality of Lourinhã, which combines beautiful beaches, jagged cliffs and calm bays, a route that the warm and bright sun runs throughout the year, are an unique rich landscape.
These natural conditions encourage the practice of various water sports: fishing, underwater fishing, underwater photography, surfing or, among others, the jet ski.
The Portuguese coast is extensive: it has 1230 km in mainland Portugal, the Azores 667 km, 250 km in Madeira which also includes the Desert Islands, the Savage Islands and the island of Porto Santo .
The coast has formed nice beaches with variety between cliffs and beaches. On the island of Porto Santo an organic dunes formation (unlike mineral origin of continental Portuguese coast) with about 9 kilometers is a very popular tourist spot (in: Wikipedia).
The published beaches are according to research that we've done.
With the popularity that the climate of the Algarve offers, include:
Albufeira, Ancão, Burgau, Cabanas, Ferragudo, Manta Rota, Monte Gordo, Santa Luzia, Vale do Lobo. Lagoa, by Lynda Norvitch
* For sports, Praia do Guincho is undoubtedly the largest gathering consensus. Already Estoril was the beach that the European aristocracy elected, while D. Carlos I preferred spend his Summers in Cascais. in Routard.com The invigorating experience of water sports is intensely experienced in Nazareth, by practitioners and surf lovers.
With a water temperature ranging from 15-18 ° C!), With the frequent wind, winter waves in Nazareth are the highest in the world. Advertising Long Sejour
Lagoa, by Lynda Norvitch