Praia da Falésia

Coordinates (research)

• Used: OSM way 675161585 “Praia da Falésia” (centroid, Nominatim) — 37.0804958, -8.1494606. [OSM via the Nominatim query listed in sources, 2 Oct 2026]
• pt-Wikipedia: 37.08666667, -8.17 — ≈ 1947 m from the used point (haversine, computed here). [pt-Wikipedia]
• ABAE registered point “Falésia Açoteias”: 37.086149, -8.168335 — ≈ 1788 m from the used point (haversine, computed here). [ABAE registered point “Falésia Açoteias”]
• ABAE registered point “Falésia Alfamar”: 37.083496, -8.158958 — ≈ 906 m from the used point (haversine, computed here). [ABAE registered point “Falésia Alfamar”]
• APA classification list “Falésia Açoteias”: 37.08589, -8.16815 — ≈ 1763 m from the used point (haversine, computed here). [APA classification list “Falésia Açoteias”]
• APA classification list “Falésia Alfamar”: 37.08335, -8.15912 — ≈ 914 m from the used point (haversine, computed here). [APA classification list “Falésia Alfamar”]

What the sources say (research)

• Two designated bathing waters in Albufeira concelho: Falésia Açoteias (PTCP8W) and Falésia Alfamar (PTCQ3N), both with season 15 May–15 Oct 2026. [APA ARH do Algarve list 2026]
• Official profile (Açoteias): Non-urban beach with intensive use. [APA profile PTCP8W, v1/2026]
• Official profile (Açoteias): Wide golden sand with high, soft clay-and-sand cliffs, deeply grooved and eroded. [APA profile PTCP8W, v1/2026]
• Official profile (Açoteias): Frontage 250 m. [APA profile PTCP8W, v1/2026]
• Official profile (Açoteias): Tide 3.4 m. [APA profile PTCP8W, v1/2026]
• Official profile (Açoteias): Mean wave 0.5 m. [APA profile PTCP8W, v1/2026]
• Official profile (Açoteias): Wind E/SE. [APA profile PTCP8W, v1/2026]
• Official profile (Açoteias): Season 15 May–15 Oct 2026. [APA profile PTCP8W, v1/2026]
• Official profile (Açoteias): 0 restricted days 2025. [APA profile PTCP8W, v1/2026]
• Official profile (Alfamar): Beach with restricted use associated with sensitive natural systems. [APA profile PTCQ3N, v1/2026]
• Official profile (Alfamar): The same high, soft, grooved clay-and-sand cliffs. [APA profile PTCQ3N, v1/2026]
• Official profile (Alfamar): Frontage 220 m. [APA profile PTCQ3N, v1/2026]
• Official profile (Alfamar): Tide 3.4 m. [APA profile PTCQ3N, v1/2026]
• Official profile (Alfamar): Mean wave 0.5 m. [APA profile PTCQ3N, v1/2026]
• Official profile (Alfamar): Wind E/SE. [APA profile PTCQ3N, v1/2026]
• Official profile (Alfamar): Season 15 May–15 Oct 2026. [APA profile PTCQ3N, v1/2026]
• Official profile (Alfamar): 0 restricted days 2025. [APA profile PTCQ3N, v1/2026]
• Water quality: Falésia Alfamar Excellent every year 2011–2025; Falésia Açoteias Excellent every year except Good in 2012. [APA classification 2011–2025]
• Blue Flag 2026 awardees “Falésia Açoteias” and “Falésia Alfamar” (Albufeira); bathing season 15/05–15/10/2026; Blue Flag period 01/07–30/09/2026. [ABAE 2026 list; ABAE Albufeira page 2]
• Qualified as “praia de banhos” for 2026 — bathing water Falésia Açoteias + Falésia Alfamar (PTCP8W + PTCQ3N), praia de banhos “Falésia Açoteias / Falésia Alfamar”, época balnear 15 de maio a 15 de outubro; the annex footnote (*) states that waters without a listed praia de banhos are those where, at publication, surveillance of bathers is not assured (art. 2.º n.º 5 likewise). [Portaria 204-A/2026/1, anexo I (DR 1.ª série n.º 84, supl., 30 Apr 2026)]
• AMN “Praias Vigiadas” list (linked as “Praias Vigiadas 2025” from AMN’s landing page; no year printed on the list itself): Praia da Falésia Açoteias and Praia da Falésia Alfamar — 15 de maio a 15 de outubro. [AMN Praias Vigiadas; AMN Época Balnear landing page]
• Municipality (concelho): Albufeira (parish Albufeira e Olhos de Água); the OSM polygon used is tagged to Albufeira e Olhos de Água. [pt-Wikipedia rev. 27 Sep 2026; OSM]
• CM Albufeira: golden sand, immense, extending more than 3 km eastwards, flanked by a continuous line of high cliffs topped by umbrella pines. [CM Albufeira beach pages, text undated, read 2 Oct 2026]
• CM Albufeira — Alfamar sector: paved road access via Aldeia das Açoteias, then a footpath to the beach, which is reached by a ramp. [CM Albufeira — Falésia-Alfamar, undated]
• CM Albufeira — Açoteias sector: paved road access via Aldeia das Açoteias; access to the sand by wooden stairs. [CM Albufeira — Falésia-Açoteias, undated]
• Length: APA frontages 250 m (Açoteias) and 220 m (Alfamar) [APA profiles 2026]; CM Albufeira “more than 3 km” [CM, undated]; guiadepraias 6.0 km [guiadepraias.pt].

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