Largo da Praia de Carvoeiro — Attraction in Lagoa

This must have been a very beautiful little fishing village in years gone by. We have thouroughly enjoyed the view from our beautiful apartment overlooking the beach. Unfortunately during our visit in August 2018 the sea appeared extremely sterile with a green algae infestation caused by eutrophication. Definately advise showering after a swim as the ratio of toilets to tourists is quite low. Quite a few nappies floating around in the sea near the beach which is somewhat off- putting! A village with immense potential but there is a limit as to how many tourists a place can accommodate without suffering damage. Rocks all stripped of mussels and other filter feeders so the mechanisms for cleaning the sea and removing excessive nutrients is not...

The very good point about this beach is its step-free access and proximity to all the town restaurants, bars and ice cream parlours, which are mostly excellent.

Carvoeiro town beach is pleasant enough, but a little small and permanently crowded in high season, almost until it gets dark (don't think you can go between 4 and 5pm for some space! It gets even more crowded at that time)! A rather large section of the beach is cordoned off for boats and pleasure paddle craft, which pushes the bathers into an even smaller area.

However, many of the other beaches are of a similar size or smaller, and people are very friendly and tolerant, which makes up...

Clean, quaint, (although I think some boats & lobster pots are strategically placed for the photos!) picturesque beach with yellow, coarse sand. It is blessed with public toilets. It is overlooked by many terraced restaurants offering a variety of menus and a slightly different viewing angle. Behind these are two streets of quaint little shops where you could likely find anything the kids needed during a day on the beach. They run 2 live weather webcams from a restaurant roof, so you can look at the beach live before you set off & work out how busy it is and;of course, the weather! You can also lust after it from your desk at work for the rest...