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BeachesPraia da Barranha - Póvoa de VarzimSituated between the Estela campsite and the Aguçadoura Football Pitch, Barranha Beach provides excellent conditions for surfing and bodyboarding. Surrounded by sand dunes that become wider to the south, the beach has a good car park and (...)
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BeachesPraia da FragosaDirect access from the road means that Fragosa Beach is very crowded, yet it still preserves its traditional fishing and seaweed collecting activities.
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BeachesPraia da Lagoa - Póvoa de VarzimWith direct access from the waterfront road of the city, Lagoa Beach is very busy during the summer. Its stretch of sand forms a kind of bay, with excellent conditions for practising sports and it has a full supporting infrastructure with bars that (...)
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BeachesPraia da Póvoa de VarzimHome to fearless fishermen, Póvoa de Varzim became one of the favourite northern Portuguese seaside resorts during the second half of the 19th century and particularly after the opening of the railway line in 1875, which provided easy access to the (...)
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BeachesPraia de PaimóPaimó Beach covers the large expanse of sand beginning about a kilometre to the north at the Alto da Estela river, where there is both a campsite and a golf course. With good support infrastructures, the Beach draws in the sunbathers, perhaps (...)
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BeachesPraia de Santo André / Praia dos CabosSanto André Beach covers a large area of sand but is broken up by long lines of rocks forming lines, hence its alternative name Cabos (Cables) Beach.Calm and with its safe waters, the Beach is located next to a Chapel dedicated to Saint André, a (...)
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BeachesPraia do Quião - Póvoa de VarzimWith its broad expanse of fine sand, Quião Beach is bounded to the north by Cabo de Santo André and to the south by Ribeira do Esteiro. It has easy access and good supporting facilities. Traditional activities are still practised here: fishing (...)
