ALENTEJO COAST # (PNSACV), is considered one of the richest of Portugal and Europe), PORTUGAL.

At the very tip of south-west Portugal lies Costa Vicentina, the last wild coast in Europe, an untouched surfer enclave between Alentejo and the Algarve where the crashing waves drown out the hubbub of the world.

It is to the south of Sines that we find the Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina, with its small beaches surrounded by schist escarpments. The signposted access normally indicates beaches with some kind of support: parking, lifeguards, bars and restaurants. Followers of Nature Tourism who wish to extend their exploration will not feel cheated: almost all of the cliffs can be traversed on foot along the fishermen’s tracks. Among the beaches for families, we would advise, in the Sines area, Morgavel, Vale de Figueiros (Figueirinha), the Praia Grande de Porto Covo and that of the Ilha do Pessegueiro, close to the fort. S. Torpes is the preferred beach for windsurfers and kitesurfers.

Alentejo has a long, wild and rugged coastline interspersed with fantastic beaches and estuaries so fish and sea food feature in much of the regions cuisine. Sardines, sea bream, anchovies, octopus and cuttlefish are common ingredients along with shellfish. So productive were the waters along the Alentejo coast and estuaries that the Romans set up an industrial scale fish processing plant.

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