Accessible beaches in the Algarve.
These beaches are identified with a white flag, including the respective symbol, and have reserved parking areas, pedestrian access, beach walkways and adapted toilet facilities. Several beaches also have equipment items that facilitate access to the sea, thus enabling persons with restricted mobility to go swimming, although assistance of another person is always required.
Listed below are all the accessible beaches in the Algarve, those with a * also have amphibious chairs for water access.
If you would like to make use of the amphibious chairs then contact the local lifeguard when arriving at the beach and arrangements will be made from there.
Aljezur
Lagos/Vila do Bispo
- Salema*
- Lagos
- Meia Praia*
- Luz*
- Porto de Mós*
- Batata
Portimão
- Vau*
- Rocha
- Alvor-Nascente (Três Irmãos)
- Alvor-Poente*
Lagoa
- Carvoeiro
- Senhora da Rocha*
Silves
- Barcos/Armação de Pêra-Nascente
Albufeira
- Rocha Baixinha-Nascente*
- Rocha Baixinha-Poente
- Barranco das Belharucas
- Salgados*
- Manuel Lourenço
- Maria Luísa*
- Galé-Leste
- Galé-Oeste
- Olhos d’ Água
- Oura
- Peneco
- Pescadores
Loulé
- Vilamoura*
- Quarteira*
- Vale de Lobo*
- Garrão-Poente
- Loulé Velho
Faro
- Faro-Mar*
- Olhão
- Fuzeta-Ria
Tavira
Castro Marim
- Praia Verde
- Alagoa/Altura*
- Cabeço (Retur)*
Vila Real Santo António
- Manta Rota*
- Lota*
- Monte Gordo*
- Santo António*
Source: Praias acessíveis: Instituto Nacional de Reabilitação
(National Institute of Rehabilitation - Public institution within the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Portugal)
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