“Hidden beaches, secret coves, beaches the locals don’t want you to know about.” That’s how the platform treats you, in a way that almost kills the joy. Top European Destinations (EBD), which has been promoting “Europe’s Best” since 2009, points the way to “Europe’s best secret beaches” that are “the most remote to escape the crowds.”
Aware that it also contributes to its promotion, Fogas has listed sixteen corners, “as beautiful as they are charming,” which include three Portuguese beaches: Ponta Pequena Beach and João Darinhas Beach, in the Algarve, and Albertoche Beach, in Arrábida.
The small sandy beach of Alpertuche is located in the middle of the Arrábida Natural Park, and since it is a semi-wild beach, there is no road access nor any kind of infrastructure to support swimmers. “But it is worth it,” he notes. EPD“This beach is really hidden, small (10-15 people) and will give you maximum privacy. The path is wonderful, between the sea and the mountains in a protected natural park, and reaching this secret beach is unforgettable.”
Miguel Manso
To the south, there are two more semi-secret stretches of sand. Two years ago, the Fogas area was sprouting up on the tip of João Darinhas, the “last window on the sea,” between Portimão and Alvor. “The beach is connected to Barranco das Canas, and is only accessible at low tide, by boat (like everyone else, of course), and therefore enjoys a unique autonomy, via a goat path—not for everyone but very easy for those who are used to it. “To the wildest cliffs to the purest beaches,” wrote Luís J. Santos, who found no bars, no showers, no services there. “It’s just a beachy, tidy beach.”
Punta Pequena beach is also worth a long visit. “This wonderful beach, hidden in an open cave, opens to the sea with an arch of golden rocks,” as it is described. EPDThe beach is “hard to get to” but the decor is “really luxurious.”
the new classification It has six beaches in Greece (three on the island of Milos), four in Spain, one in Croatia, two in Italy and one in Turkey.
