GORGEOUS. I could have stayed here all day, well all week if I could have. Beautiful rock…read moreformations, soft sand, perfect water. Great for pictures and relaxing on the beach. Has a restaurant as well with bathrooms! At the top where you park there are a few shops with fruit and umbrella rentals and clothes. The first guy at the top selling fruit is a jerk and asks for money if you need any help at all AFTER he helps you, what a scammer, don't buy anything from him. He was the first and only person in Portugal we met that wasn't nice. If you need to ask someone a question or for help don't go to him, go to the guys below him, and definitely buy stuff from the guys below him, they were very helpful and nice.

Gorgeous beach. ZERO parking absolute joke. The city or officials should really do something. About…read more50 paved spots. Hundreds of visitors a day. Steep steps down- no prob. Lil vendors at top. Kayak rentals at base of beach. No SUP rental. Great place for a few hours w the family

Really enjoyed this beach while in Albufeira. It doesn't compare to the natural beauty of many…read moreother beaches in the Algarve, but the convenience of the location is unbeatable. You also can't beat the fact that people come around selling €2 euro beers!

My family and I had a great time here! That was a decent amount of rides and water playground and…read moreslides for the youngsters. The water playgrounds were not deep at all and they had lifeguards working! There's a little kid water playground and then there's a bigger kid water playground to include waterslides that can be used by young or big kids. We literally spent all day here! Bring swimsuits and a towel if you plan on getting wet. Bring a lot of sunscreen. We did not need floatation devices for our kids because the pools were not deep at all. If I had to guess, mid calf height was probably the deepest for most adults. However, there will still be a line of parents watching the kids along with the lifeguard at the edge or in the pool play area itself. There are lockers to store things but they fill up to capacity fast. My youngest kid is about 3 1/2 feet and was able to ride all the rides except the adult pirate ship. Plenty of food choices so it won't be a problem. My only complaint, there are a lot of smokers here. Most try to smoke away from the kids, but the wind goes wherever it wants.

As we traveled through Algarve we wanted a day to relax by the pool, so we decided to stop in at…read morethis theme park. When we arrived at this park we didn't know what to expect, but we figured that it would be different than the parks we had been to in the US. As we imagined the experience was different, but we loved spending the afternoon here. The park was smaller than we expected, but everyone was polite, welcoming and relaxed. Not once did we experience the same busyness of the US parks we have been too, and it was nice to relax in their pools. The other great attractions in the park were the synchronized swimmers as well as the dolphin shows they had. In the end, we thoroughly enjoyed our time here and we would totally stop here again if we were visiting Algarve.

A huge stretch of soft-sand beach that's populated with beach bars & snack restaurants, life…read moreguards, lounge chairs and umbrellas for a fee, toilet and shower facilities. We parked at the northern most point of this beach which is where Maps.me took us, but I can't imagine where everyone parks when it's high season. We barely found a spot along this very narrow road and yet we were the only people actually on the beach because it was such a crazy windy day. So good luck with that part.

One of the most beautiful beaches I've ever been to. This beach is also a nude beach so don't freak…read moreout if you see beautiful women tanning w our their tops. This beach has a gorgeous view. There's a restaurant near by you can order food and drinks from that you can bring to the beach. They also have chairs and umbrellas for rental. The waves were very strong when I came so be careful when getting in the water.

Hot day. Walking around the area of central Algarve I realized that the public transport system…read more wasn't as reliable as in Lisbon. A cab from the area of Oura to this beach takes about 10-15 mins and costs about 10€, well worth it! I had seen this beach while browsing online and thought to myself "I really need to check this place out no matter what!", and it really paid off! As soon as you reach the area of São Rafael, all the houses become white and you can see several nice hotels in a hill that goes down all the way, reaching a tent which sells beach wear (hats, sunglasses and so on). From that point, walk and you will be amazed by the view! This place absolutely rocks and I was impressed by such stunning beach very close to town, as usually the very best ones are hidden gems and might even require a boat trip to a far away island. There are cliffs and rock formations everywhere and you can walk around slowly with no fear to explore the area. I saw a few fisherman trying their luck and many people enjoying the day. The beach's size is perfect, about 4 kms long and the more you walk through the limestone rock formations, you can find smaller inlets, magical hidden and quiet places (the ultimate romantic spot!). Also in this tiny areas the ocean is more calm so it's easier to swim, but beware if you don't know that in Portugal, Atlantic waters tend to be very cold. I saw toilets and public showers and a restaurant with loungers, which cost 10€ each (lots of soft sandy areas around so don't bother). This place probably gets extremely crowded in the peak of the summer but I went in April and it was stress free and fabulous.

A miles long wide golden beach covered in soft sand…read more The algarve has an abundance of beautiful beaches but this one definitely is a standout due to the rocky cliffs.

Very cute marina with many restaurants around. Good place to have dinner before going out to a club…read morelike LICK or to cool down after a day at the beach and have an Amorino ice cream cone.