Beach Groynes from the Air

Beach groynes keeping the sand on the beaches on a stretch of Beach near Vilamoura on the Algarve.

This scene has changed a bit over the last few years with a large marina being built in the middle of this beach at Quarteira

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Vilamoura travel guide »

Vilamoura is more of an area than a town in itself and has grown over the past couple of decades to more or less engulf Quarteira to the east. Located virtually in the middle of the Algarve coast, within 15Km of the main airport at Faro, Vilamoura's accessibility has helped it become one of Europe's largest beach resorts. The 20 square Km of purpose built resort are home to practically every form…