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Beach in Algarve

Praia de Vale Centeanes

200 m beach under golden cliffs 2 km east of Carvoeiro and the western start of the Seven Hanging Valleys trail; Blue Flag 2026, lifeguards 1 Jun–30 Sep 2026, water 'Excelente' 2025.

Address
Praia de Vale Centeanes, 8400 Lagoa
Hours
Open access. Lifeguards during the 2026 bathing season, 1 Jun–30 Sep (guiadepraias.pt).
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OK with kids

Lifeguarded in season, toilets and food; reached on foot from the car park, not certified accessible (guiadepraias.pt, Jun 2026). Research, not first-hand.

The notes

What the sources say (research)

  • Qualified as a bathing beach for 2026 (season 1 June–30 September) and listed as a “praia de uso limitado” (limited-use beach); the regulation gives no reason per beach. [Portaria 204-A/2026/1, anexo I, 4 Oct 2026]
  • 200 m beach of golden cliffs and natural arches, reached on foot from the parking area. [guiadepraias.pt, 4 Oct 2026]
  • Blue Flag 2026; lifeguards 1 June–30 September 2026; WC, showers, parking, food; not certified accessible; water “Excelente” in 2025. [guiadepraias.pt; ABAE, 4 Oct 2026]
  • About 2 km east of Carvoeiro; the western trailhead of the Seven Hanging Valleys trail to Praia da Marinha. [Welcome to Lagoa, 4 Oct 2026]
NearbyBeaches
Schematic map with 2 numbered places around Praia de Vale Centeanes; the numbered list next to it has the same places.12Praia de Vale Centeanes0.5 kmN
  1. 1Praia de Carvoeiro
  2. 2Praia do Carvalho

Further afield: Praia de Benagil (3 km), Praia da Marinha (4 km), Praia da Senhora da Rocha (6 km), Praia Grande (Ferragudo) (6 km), Praia da Rocha (7 km), Praia de Armação de Pêra (9 km), Praia dos Três Irmãos (Alvor) (12 km), Praia de Alvor (12 km), Praia da Falésia (27 km), Praia do Burgau (29 km), Praia do Amado (41 km), Praia da Bordeira (41 km), Praia da Arrifana (43 km), Praia de Monte Clérigo (45 km), Praia da Amoreira (45 km), Praia de Odeceixe (49 km), Ilha Deserta (Praia da Barreta) (53 km). Straight-line distances from the centre point, not driving times.

Schematic: positions from each place's coordinates, no roads or coastline. Not for navigation.

Beach

Ilha Deserta (Praia da Barreta)

Uninhabited Ria Formosa barrier island, boat only from Faro (CM Faro); Praia da Barreta: Blue Flag 2026 (ABAE), lifeguards 1 Jun–30 Sep 2026 (Portaria); one restaurant, boardwalk, naturist zone (CM).

  • Seasonal
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Beach

Praia da Falésia

Long sand under red clay cliffs east of Olhos de Água (>3 km, CM Albufeira, undated); Blue Flag 2026 at Açoteias and Alfamar (ABAE); lifeguards 15 May–15 Oct 2026 (Portaria); stairs or ramp (CM).

  • OK with kids
  • Seasonal
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Beach

Praia da Marinha

Limestone-cliff cove near Carvoeiro; lifeguards 1 Jun–30 Sep 2026 and “praia de uso limitado” (Portaria; CM Lagoa: rockfall risk strips at high tide); Blue Flag 2026 conflicts between sources.

  • Seasonal
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Beach

Praia da Rocha

Portimão’s urban resort beach: >1 km of sand, 2.4 km boardwalk, playground, toilets, medical post (CM Portimão 2022); Blue Flag 2026 (ABAE); lifeguards 1 Jun–30 Sep 2026 (Portaria); accessible 2024.

  • OK with kids
  • Seasonal
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