Beach ‘confusion’: what can we do, and what remains off-limits?
The move from State of Emergency to Situation of Calamity has created a number of grey areas, not least when it comes to the nation’s beaches. Some remain strictly off-limits,
Beaches without lifeguards to be ‘prohibited’ this summer, says tabloid
Access to beaches without lifeguards will be prohibited this summer, limiting beachgoers’ choices massively. At the same time, access to beaches with lifeguards – the so-called ‘supervised beaches’ – will
Beach restrictions in July and August: PM starts outlining Portugal’s escape from lockdown
Access to the country’s most popular beaches will be restricted through July and August to prevent ‘large groups of people’ coming together and increasing the risk of further coronavirus infections.
Beaches closed in five Algarve boroughs – Lagoa, Lagos, Portimão, Albufeira and Loulé
Across the Algarve, beaches are officially closing due to the coronavirus pandemic. The move is a way of preventing group gatherings in public spaces. Lagoa and Lagos were the first
Bodyboard champion organises beach clean-up in Vila do Bispo
Algarve’s successful bodyboarder Joana Schenker is co-organising a beach clean-up at Vila do Bispo’s Praia do Beliche on Sunday (March 8), starting at 9.30am. Anyone who would like to do
Portugal risks losing 40% of its beaches within next 80 years
A group of European scientists has created two ‘scenarios’ to show what could happen to the world’s beaches within the next 80 years. In the ‘worst case’ model, climate change
€2.6 million to fight coastal erosion in Lagos and Portimão
Over €2.6 million-worth of works to fight erosion and protect the coast are to be carried out at five beaches in Portimão and Lagos. In Portimão, the Portuguese Environmental Agency
Hundreds of Scouts take part in beach cleanups across Algarve
Nearly 300 Scouts in the Algarve are participating in a national cleanup initiative entitled ‘Mês do Mar’ (month of the sea). The first three cleanups in the Algarve took place
55kg of rubbish removed from Faro beach
Fifty-five kilos of rubbish was removed from Praia de Faro last Thursday (November 7) as part of a clean-up initiative carried out by students from the Dom Francisco Gomes d’Avelar
19 drown during Portugal’s ‘bathing season’: three on beaches with lifeguards
19 people drowned this year during Portugal’s bathing season (running from May 1 to October 15). Of the toll, only three people died on beaches with lifeguards. Eleven lost their