Praia da Agudela — Attraction in Matosinhos

Nice beach, but limited places to swim due to rocks. Mind you, the wster is cold so you could probably only paddle anyway. Also, the best small area to enter the sea is ABSOLUTELY packed with hundreds and hundreds of school groups in late July. They leave about 3pm though. The beach bars are really...

Lovely beach, so near to the airport. Hardly anyone there, except locals but they are welcoming. Next time we fly into Porto, I am thinking that we should stay here a few days exploring the beaches along this coastline ...maybe looking at having a venture north and see what we find. So...

This beach, with a sort of natural pool formed by rocky outcrops around a tiny bay, is wonderful for couples with kids. In low tide, the water is almost still inside the...