Praia da Amália

Praia da Amália Praia da Amália
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Praia do Brejão

The beach here was once known as Praia do Brejão, after the nearby village. However this changed after Portugal's most famous fado singer, Amália Rodrigues, stayed at a villa overlooking the beach.

Little has changed since those days and the beach is very much unspoilt. Praia da Amália is not what you would describe as a family beach; it is difficult to find and involves a fair hike to get down to. It is also one of those beaches that virtually disappears at high tide, although, as you can see, there is a wonderful stretch of sand when the tide is out.

To the southern end of the beach is a small stream that cascades down the cliff face.

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Praia da Amália tide times

  • Mon 14th October
    High 12:25am (2.90m)
    Low 6:26am (1.06m)
    High 12:40pm (3.19m)
    Low 6:59pm (0.75m)
  • Tue 15th October
    High 1:12am (3.17m)
    Low 7:13am (0.79m)
    High 1:27pm (3.44m)
    Low 7:42pm (0.52m)
  • Wed 16th October
    High 1:55am (3.39m)
    Low 7:57am (0.57m)
    High 2:11pm (3.63m)
    Low 8:23pm (0.37m)
  • Thu 17th October
    High 2:36am (3.55m)
    Low 8:39am (0.42m)
    High 2:54pm (3.72m)
    Low 9:03pm (0.31m)

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