Farol - Ilha da Cultura© Can Stock Photo Inc/Transocean007
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.
Other beaches near Praia da Ilha da Culatra
Praia da Ilha da Culatra tide times
- Fri 19th AprilHigh 12:33am (2.73m)
Low 7:19am (1.22m)
High 1:07pm (2.65m)
Low 7:28pm (1.32m) - Sat 20th AprilHigh 1:16am (2.88m)
Low 7:57am (1.11m)
High 1:42pm (2.80m)
Low 8:04pm (1.17m) - Sun 21st AprilHigh 1:52am (3.02m)
Low 8:29am (1.02m)
High 2:13pm (2.93m)
Low 8:36pm (1.05m) - Mon 22nd AprilHigh 2:26am (3.12m)
Low 8:58am (0.95m)
High 2:43pm (3.05m)
Low 9:06pm (0.95m)
