Towns in Portugal for beach lovers

186 of 801 towns in Portugal meet the published rule for beach lovers: nearest beach ≤ 3 km.

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What we measure for beach lovers

Nearest beach≤ 3 kmStraight-line distance from the town centre to the nearest place of each type (for a sea beach, its nearest edge; for the coastline, its nearest point).

Every condition must hold. The thresholds come from the published rule, which has no weights. See the methodology.

Towns that fit, and why

SetúbalA beach 1.7 km from the centreLisbon area · 118,166 people
FaroA beach 0.9 km from the centreAlgarve · 70,347 people
AmoraA beach 0.4 km from the centreLisbon area · 52,577 people
CorroiosA beach 2.6 km from the centreLisbon area · 52,520 people
BarreiroA beach 0.4 km from the centreLisbon area · 51,280 people
São Domingos de RanaA beach 2.1 km from the centreLisbon area · 46,718 people
Figueira da FozA beach 0.4 km from the centreCentro · 46,600 people
SesimbraA beach 0.2 km from the centreLisbon area · 41,134 people

The 100 biggest of 186 towns that fit

#	Town	Nearest beach	Population
1	Setúbal Lisbon area	1.7 km	118,166
2	Faro Algarve	1.0 km	70,347
3	Amora Lisbon area	0.4 km	52,577
4	Corroios Lisbon area	2.6 km	52,520
5	Barreiro Lisbon area	0.4 km	51,280
6	São Domingos de Rana Lisbon area	2.1 km	46,718
7	Figueira da Foz Centro	0.4 km	46,600
8	Sesimbra Lisbon area	0.2 km	41,134
9	Portimão Algarve	1.5 km	38,487
10	Cascais Lisbon area	0.1 km	36,436
11	Viana do Castelo Norte	1.1 km	36,148
12	Oeiras Lisbon area	0.6 km	35,000
13	Esposende Norte	0.6 km	34,625
14	Afurada de Baixo Norte	0.5 km	34,332
15	Almada Lisbon area	0.9 km	34,008
16	Lagos Algarve	0.5 km	33,494
17	Espinho Norte	0.4 km	32,786
18	Câmara de Lobos Madeira	0.3 km	32,209
19	Arrentela Lisbon area	0.5 km	30,156
20	Charneca de Caparica Lisbon area	2.0 km	29,763
21	Póvoa de Varzim Norte	0.6 km	29,044
22	Matosinhos Norte	0.5 km	28,070
23	Vila do Conde Norte	0.8 km	27,642
24	Canidelo Norte	1.5 km	26,431
25	Paço de Arcos Lisbon area	0.2 km	25,974
26	Quarteira Algarve	0.3 km	24,420
27	Estoril Lisbon area	0.3 km	23,700
28	Porto de Mós Algarve	0.1 km	23,648
29	Monte Estoril Lisbon area	0.5 km	23,375
30	Caniço Madeira	1.2 km	23,368
31	Valadares Norte	2.1 km	22,322
32	Lavradio Lisbon area	1.9 km	21,877
33	Caparica Lisbon area	1.8 km	21,167
34	Laranjeiro Lisbon area	1.9 km	20,988
35	Linda-a-Velha Lisbon area	1.7 km	20,895
36	Carcavelos Lisbon area	1.1 km	20,366
37	Piedade Lisbon area	0.8 km	19,472
38	Algés Lisbon area	0.7 km	19,327
39	Pedroso Norte	2.6 km	18,963
40	Leça da Palmeira Norte	0.4 km	17,996
41	Parede Lisbon area	0.7 km	17,212
42	Albufeira Algarve	0.1 km	15,851
43	Peniche Oeste e Vale do Tejo	0.2 km	15,662
44	Tavira Algarve	2.0 km	15,133
45	Gafanha Centro	1.3 km	14,840
46	Vilar do Paraíso Norte	3.0 km	14,727
47	Arcozelo Norte	2.0 km	14,352
48	Costa de Caparica Lisbon area	0.4 km	14,231
49	Costa da Caparica Lisbon area	0.4 km	13,968
50	Alhos Vedros Lisbon area	1.4 km	13,384
51	Olhos de Água Algarve	0.0 km	13,221
52	Sines Alentejo	0.2 km	12,791
53	Machico Madeira	0.5 km	12,567
54	Azenha Norte	2.7 km	12,260
55	Aldeia de Paio Pires Lisbon area	2.3 km	12,179
56	Angra do Heroísmo Azores	0.1 km	12,045
57	São Félix da Marinha Norte	2.0 km	11,685
58	Vila Real de Santo António Algarve	1.8 km	11,560
59	Esmoriz Centro	2.1 km	11,393
60	Santo António da Charneca Lisbon area	2.0 km	11,143
61	Gulpilhares Norte	1.6 km	10,660
62	Madalena Norte	1.0 km	10,551
63	Aver-o-Mar Norte	0.0 km	10,501
64	Carvoeiro Algarve	0.3 km	10,141
65	Alcochete Lisbon area	1.0 km	9,705
66	Lavra Norte	0.5 km	9,633
67	Estreito de Câmara de Lobos Madeira	0.9 km	9,348
68	Fuzeta Algarve	0.4 km	9,267
69	Guifões Norte	2.9 km	9,231
70	Lourinhã Oeste e Vale do Tejo	2.4 km	9,196
71	Caxias Lisbon area	0.5 km	9,007
72	Nazaré Oeste e Vale do Tejo	0.5 km	8,993
73	Queijas Lisbon area	2.3 km	8,828
74	Santana Madeira	2.5 km	8,804
75	Tavarede Centro	2.2 km	8,586
76	Atouguia da Baleia Oeste e Vale do Tejo	2.8 km	8,313
77	Darque Norte	2.1 km	8,092
78	Rosto de Cão Azores	1.0 km	7,880
79	Buarcos Centro	0.2 km	7,865
80	Pragal Lisbon area	1.7 km	7,701
81	Rabo de Peixe Azores	1.9 km	7,681
82	Ericeira Lisbon area	0.3 km	7,538
83	Alhandra Lisbon area	2.2 km	7,226
84	Silvalde Norte	1.7 km	7,188
85	Silveira Oeste e Vale do Tejo	2.5 km	6,942
86	Horta Azores	0.8 km	6,572
87	Cacilhas Lisbon area	1.5 km	6,494
88	Madalena Azores	2.6 km	6,136
89	Praia da Vitória Azores	0.7 km	6,061
90	Marinhas Norte	1.0 km	6,052
91	Armação de Pêra Algarve	0.2 km	6,003
92	Fontanelas Lisbon area	1.4 km	6,001
93	Ribeira Brava Madeira	0.5 km	5,932
94	Vila Nova da Telha Norte	1.3 km	5,848
95	Vieira de Leiria Centro	3.0 km	5,807
96	Trafaria Lisbon area	0.2 km	5,603
97	Miramar Norte	0.5 km	5,360
98	Alvor Algarve	0.5 km	5,272
99	Ribeira Grande Azores	2.3 km	5,198
100	Árvore Norte	1.9 km	5,196

Only values precise enough for a verdict are used. Regional values never count. Every town page says whether the town meets this rule.

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Questions about towns for beach lovers

Which towns in Portugal suit beach lovers?

186 towns meet the rule. The biggest are Setúbal, Faro and Amora.

What does a town need to be listed?

Every condition must hold: nearest beach ≤ 3 km.

Why is a town I expected missing?

A town is listed only when every value the rule needs is known and precise enough. Regional values never count toward a rule.