Praia da Ilha da Culatra

Farol - Ilha da Cultura Farol - Ilha da Cultura
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Ilha da Culatra Beach

The Ilha da Cultura is a small, but very sandy island located just beyond the Ria Formosa nature reserve off the coast of Faro. It is only accessible by a ferry from Faro which guarantees it never gets super busy. However, unlike the neighboring Ilha Deserta (Deserted Island) there are a few permanent residents at the western end of the island in Farol - which is Portuguese for lighthouse. The laid back beach town gets a fair bit busier in the summer but still retains plenty of charm along with a choice restaurants and cafés. The beach itself is a great long expanse of beautiful sand stretching for nearly 2km. Backed by gentle sand dunes and the turquoise waters of the Algarve this is a bit of a gem.

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Praia da Ilha da Culatra tide times

  • Mon 5th June
    High 3:56am (3.19m)
    Low 10:08am (0.86m)
    High 4:15pm (3.39m)
    Low 10:43pm (0.77m)
  • Tue 6th June
    High 4:42am (3.15m)
    Low 10:54am (0.90m)
    High 5:01pm (3.36m)
    Low 11:33pm (0.80m)
  • Wed 7th June
    High 5:30am (3.07m)
    Low 11:43am (0.96m)
    High 5:50pm (3.28m)
  • Thu 8th June
    Low 12:26am (0.87m)
    High 6:23am (2.96m)
    Low 12:37pm (1.06m)
    High 6:45pm (3.17m)

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