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About the Beach
What is Praia Nova Beach?
It's an Oceanic Beach in the northern hemisphere bathed by the Atlantic Ocean, located on the coast of Portugal - Iberian Peninsula - in the municipality of Esposende.
Praia Nova Beach is integrated in the Parque Natural do Litoral Norte1, having a dune system merging with forest into east.
The beach is sheltered from northern winds due to the pier located at north and for facing southwest direction.
Despite car parking is inexistent there are plenty of places to leave one's vehicle.
There's a very known nightclub at region called Pacha Ofir, located nearly 800 meters inland.
Access is granted by turning to west from Estrada Nacional 132 to Rua do Canal3. After, one turns right at Avenida Marginal de Cedovém4 and follows to the north part of a place called Pedrinhas.
References
- Northern Littoral Natural Park
- National Road 13
- Canal Street
- Marginal de Cedovém Avenue
Where is it?
Map of Praia Nova Beach
| Coordinates Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) |
Lat. 41.500950º Lon. -8.788080º N 41º 30.057' W 8º 47.2848' N 41º 30' 3.42" W 8º 47' 17.09" |
| Parish | Apúlia |
| County | Esposende |
| District | Braga |
| Region | Minho |
| Country | Portugal |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ocean | North Atlantic |
| Maritime Authority | Capitania do Porto de Viana do Castelo |
| Protected Area | Parque Natural do Litoral Norte |
| Bathing Water | |
| Coastal Unit | Foz do Rio Lima (N) - Cabo de Santo André |
| Coastal Region | Costa Verde |
Awards
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| Handicapped-Accessible Beach | ||||||||||||
| Zero Polution |