Leça da Palmeira Beach is located on the coast of the Portuguese coast bathed by the Atlantic Ocean in the parish of Matosinhos and Leça da Palmeira, municipality of Matosinhos, Greater Porto area, Northern Portugal
Leça da Palmeira Beach is located on the urban seafront of the city that gives it its name and integrates the mouth of the River Leça on the North bank.
The beach, with its extensive sand bathed by strong waves, offers excellent conditions for surfing, bodyboarding, kitesurfing, diving, spearfishing and sport fishing.
The beach has white sand and areas with rocky outcrops and caution is required in the sea due to its danger.
The beach is very popular with young people and also has great entertainment that continues well into the night in the nearby bars and clubs.
The beach has fewer and fewer rocks as we move south and has good infrastructure and is one of the busiest in the municipality.
A good beach for sunbathing, bathing in the sea and enjoying a day with friends and you can also play volleyball, football and badminton.
In this area, if you opt for calm waters, you can go to Piscina das Marés, which is a saltwater pool designed by Siza Vieira.
The Leça da Palmeira Swimming Pools are made up of two natural pools with fresh sea water, built between 1959/1973 by the Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, located 1 km from the tea room and the Boa Nova restaurant, which is considered one of the their first ventures.
Holidaymakers can also stroll along the seafront in Leça da Palmeira and can't miss the Leça Lighthouse or Boa-Nova Lighthouse as it is commonly called.
The Leça Lighthouse is the second largest lighthouse in Portugal (the largest is Barra in Aveiro) with 46 meters high and 213 spiral staircase steps.
Its light range exceeds 28 nautical miles, that is, it is visible from more than 52 kilometers.
When visiting the lighthouse, visitors will climb 225 steps but for those who are not in shape there is an elevator to enjoy the superb view that they will find before them and it has an average light range of 39 miles.
The Leça da Palmeira Lighthouse (Boa-Nova) opened in 1927 and remains active today and is considered one of the Seven Wonders of Leça da Palmeira. It is considered a monument of industrial archeology and was the first electric lighthouse in the north of the country.
The beach has a car park, parking for priority vehicles, showers, toilets, bar, awning rental, sun loungers, supervised by lifeguards, blue flag and gold beach award.
The beach, with its extensive sand bathed by strong waves, offers excellent conditions for surfing, bodyboarding, kitesurfing, diving, spearfishing and sport fishing.
The beach has white sand and areas with rocky outcrops and caution is required in the sea due to its danger.
The beach is very popular with young people and also has great entertainment that continues well into the night in the nearby bars and clubs.
The beach has fewer and fewer rocks as we move south and has good infrastructure and is one of the busiest in the municipality.
A good beach for sunbathing, bathing in the sea and enjoying a day with friends and you can also play volleyball, football and badminton.
In this area, if you opt for calm waters, you can go to Piscina das Marés, which is a saltwater pool designed by Siza Vieira.
The Leça da Palmeira Swimming Pools are made up of two natural pools with fresh sea water, built between 1959/1973 by the Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, located 1 km from the tea room and the Boa Nova restaurant, which is considered one of the their first ventures.
Holidaymakers can also stroll along the seafront in Leça da Palmeira and can't miss the Leça Lighthouse or Boa-Nova Lighthouse as it is commonly called.
The Leça Lighthouse is the second largest lighthouse in Portugal (the largest is Barra in Aveiro) with 46 meters high and 213 spiral staircase steps.
Its light range exceeds 28 nautical miles, that is, it is visible from more than 52 kilometers.
When visiting the lighthouse, visitors will climb 225 steps but for those who are not in shape there is an elevator to enjoy the superb view that they will find before them and it has an average light range of 39 miles.
The Leça da Palmeira Lighthouse (Boa-Nova) opened in 1927 and remains active today and is considered one of the Seven Wonders of Leça da Palmeira. It is considered a monument of industrial archeology and was the first electric lighthouse in the north of the country.
The beach has a car park, parking for priority vehicles, showers, toilets, bar, awning rental, sun loungers, supervised by lifeguards, blue flag and gold beach award.
