Praia do Carvalho — Attraction in Lagoa

Our favourite beach in the area. Easy and free to park. Enter via a cave tunnel/steps down. No loos, but a place to buy drinks and ice creams near the car park. Half of the beach is in the shade from around 3pm, which was actually great for us, as it was over 30°C, in early August. Take a beach umbrella for shade, as no place to hire one. A man comes round selling cool drinks and doughnuts! There's one man who sells beach rugs, but no pressure, he just stays near his rugs, at the back of the beach. Recommended for all age groups, but you must be physically able to walk up and down lots of steps. I couldn't see any other way of getting down there. Lovely views from the top and you can walk up into the cliffs, if wanting a...

Amazing beach with beautiful abrasion cliffs. The access to the beach is by means of two tunnels with stairs that are carved into the stones. The beach is lovely with the big rock in front of it. After around 18:00 large parts of the beach get in the shadow. There is also a cave in the rocks that has some structure build in it. The beach in general is mostly dangerous in terms of the risks of rocks falling from the abrasion cliffs. This covers most of the beach except a small spot in the centre. There are bins upstairs on the cliff, the way to the beach are mostly paved and there is a nice parking...

Beautiful beach rivaling any I’ve been to so far. A fruit bar and a food truck are at the top with ample free parking. Lots of steps to walk down but not too taxing. Small beach is reached thru a tunnel. It can fill up in the afternoon but pretty empty in the morning we were there. Blocked from the wind too! Lots of tourist boats start coming around 10A. Some shade along the cliffs. Gorgeous water, particularly at high tide. No amenities at the beach other than a random guy walking around selling drinks, so bring snacks....