Beach Costinha (Naturist) — Attraction in Ílhavo

I absolutely loved this beach! It is huge and looks stunning so there is no sense of overcrowding and you can walk for ages next to the sea. Not everybody is naked but everybody just seemed to accept everybody else which was really impressive. After reading other reviews, I wasn't sure what to expect but I saw several couples sunbathing naked and nobody was bothering them at all. I also saw families in swim suits having a great time, seemingly oblivious to other people being naked. Of course there may be days when a bad apple spoils things for others but when I was there, clothed and naked people both seemed to be having a wonderful time and I had a perfect afternoon feeling completely free without any clothes.

The sea can be a little rough but I enjoyed padding with the large waves coming in around me. It was also not obvious to find but Google maps directed me to the path from the road to the beach and it was easy to park the car next to the road.

UPDATE: I visited again on an August Saturday afternoon and once again I absolutely loved it. I have seen other reviews that mention questionable activities going on in the dunes. I was there for around 4 hours and saw no evidence of this. But even if it does happen, most people were situated near the sea which was a considerable distance from the dunes and so you would struggle to see/hear anything even if you tried!

The beach is huge; I walked South (away from Costa Nova) for ages and there were still naked people so I have no idea where the naturist area ends! This means everybody has plenty of space, which is great. I saw plenty of single females, single males and couples and whether they were sunbathing or walking along the beach were left alone to enjoy their day. It was about 70% naked with the rest in swimming costumes (or topless). Naked people and clothed people all seemed to get along and accept other people's choices.

All in all, I had a wonderful afternoon, swimming, sunbathing and walking along the beach. And no wet swimming costume to have to...

Naturist beach. It is beautiful!!! Need to walk a little bit to get there (less than 10 minutes) and the swim is not easy because of the waves but as it is also windy it feels ok. Good atmosphere, very few people and almost a virgin beach. Men as always are staring at you so maybe if you are a woman going by yourself you wont feel that comfortable. shame on you men, BEHAVE! It is time. The dunes are beautiful and the landscape...

Je viens à Costa Nova depuis 3 ans avec mes enfants. Je suis allé à cette plage a pied ce matin, seul, elle est juste à côté. C'est vrai qu'il y a des débris, surtout du bois , un peu de plastique. Ce que je constate et vous conseille, c'est d'y aller le matin. Il n'y a personne, donc pas de problématique majeure , pour ceux et celles qui veulent être nus . Il y a des pêcheurs qui viennent vers 7h c'est tout. Et ils regardent leur ligne , pas vous. Personnellement, étant très pudique et n'ayant jamais pratiqué le naturisme, pourtant je suis un homme ( et oui ça existe) j'ai réussi à me baigner nu, et marcher sur la plage, car personne ne regardait et c'est très vaste. Peut être que c'est de cette façon qu'on débute dans le naturisme. Se sentir sans vêtement dans un environnement comme celui là fait un bien fou. Si vous débutez , je recommande cette plage . Et au vu des commentaires , je n'irai pas en pleine journée. J'opte pour la plage de Costa Nova à côté ,...