{"id":36713,"date":"2025-07-10T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.olissippohotels.com\/10-praias-a-volta-de-lisboa\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T17:54:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T17:54:58","slug":"10-beaches-around-lisbon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.olissippohotels.com\/en\/10-beaches-around-lisbon\/","title":{"rendered":"10 BEACHES AROUND LISBON"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>GUINCHO BEACH<\/strong><br \/>\nGuincho is striking for its wild beauty, shaped by the dramatic clash between sea and land.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-25533\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.olissippohotels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/praia-do-guincho-740x455.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"455\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TAMARIZ BEACH<\/strong><br \/>\nSurrounded by sumptuous mansions and refined hotels, this popular urban beach is located right next to the Estoril train station. It offers a wide variety of restaurants, bars, outdoor caf\u00e9s, and a natural saltwater pool.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>URSA BEACH<\/strong><br \/>\nThe westernmost beach in Europe. Michelin Guide has ranked it as one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26320\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.olissippohotels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/praia-da-ursa1-740x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"574\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>PRAIA GRANDE (LARGE BEACH)<\/strong><br \/>\nWith over 2 km of sandy shore, Praia Grande is very popular among young people and regularly hosts national and European surf and bodyboard competitions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/praia-grande1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>AZENHAS DO MAR<\/strong><br \/>\nThe small village of Azenhas do Mar, in the parish of Colares, Sintra, enchants visitors with its whitewashed houses cascading down the cliff. Its natural pools carved into the rock fill with seawater at the rhythm of the tide.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/azenhas-do-mar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"869\" height=\"485\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SANTA CRUZ BEACH<\/strong><br \/>\nLocated in a traditional fishing village, Santa Cruz Beach becomes one of the most sought-after destinations in the Torres Vedras area during the summer season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/praia-santa-cruz-bestguide.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>RIBEIRA D&#8217;ILHAS BEACH<\/strong><br \/>\nLocated near Ericeira, in a valley where a stream flows into the sea, Ribeira d&#8217;Ilhas is internationally renowned for hosting several national and international surf competitions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>COSTA DA CAPARICA<\/strong><br \/>\nA favorite destination among Lisbon locals, beaches like Nova, CDS, and Barbas are well-known for surfing. Nova Vaga Beach is especially popular among kitesurfers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>PORTINHO DA ARR\u00c1BIDA<\/strong><br \/>\nLocated in the Set\u00fabal region, you can kayak through the protected area of Arr\u00e1bida, starting from Figueirinha Beach to the stunning Portinho da Arr\u00e1bida.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/arrabida-portinho-700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>GALAPINHOS BEACH<\/strong><br \/>\nNestled in the heart of Arr\u00e1bida Natural Park, the beautiful Galapinhos Beach was named one of the best beaches in the world by <em>The Guardian<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Praia-de-Galapinhos-BESTGUIDE.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lisbon district proudly offers a wide variety of beautiful beaches to suit every taste \u2014 from the more urban stretches along the Cascais coastline to the windswept sands of Guincho, where the tides and breezes mingle with the crowds.<br \/>\nTo the north, the scent of the Atlantic intensifies, with waves and surf shaping the character of Sintra and Ericeira, leading us further to Torres Vedras and Lourinh\u00e3, where the weather is often more unpredictable.<br \/>\nSouth of the Tagus River, the coastline opens up with even more sandy options \u2014 from the popular shores of Costa da Caparica to the hidden gems of the Set\u00fabal district, where river inlets and secluded coves offer their own unique charm.<br \/>\nHere are 10 beach suggestions to help you discover the pleasures of the sand and the many treasures of the sea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36715,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sem-categoria"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.olissippohotels.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.olissippohotels.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.olissippohotels.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.olissippohotels.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.olissippohotels.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.olissippohotels.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.olissippohotels.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.olissippohotels.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.olissippohotels.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.olissippohotels.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}