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About the Beach
What is Praia do Forte de Santa Catarina 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 Figueira da Foz.
Praia do Forte de Santa Catarina Beach acquired this name for being situated just few meters away from the Forte de Santa Catarina1.
The reduced size sand is flanked by two piers: the longest at north, part of the Rio Mondego2 bar and another one to the south, having a shorter length.
For being in the interior of the river bar, this beach presents its bathers with serene waters.
Nearby the beach, right beside the facilities of Porto de Recreio da Figueira da Foz3, there's a support car parking.
Access is done by Avenida de Espanha4.
References
- Santa Catarina Fort
- Mondego River
- Figueira da Foz Yatching Harbor
- Espanha Avenue
Where is it?
Map of Praia do Forte de Santa Catarina Beach
| Coordinates Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) |
Lat. 40.146873º Lon. -8.867396º N 40º 8.81238' W 8º 52.04376' N 40º 8' 48.74" W 8º 52' 2.63" |
| Parish | São Julião da Figueira da Foz |
| County | Figueira da Foz |
| District | Coimbra |
| Region | Beira Litoral |
| Country | Portugal |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ocean | North Atlantic |
| Maritime Authority | Capitania do Porto da Figueira da Foz |
| Protected Area | |
| Bathing Water | Praia do Forte |
| Coastal Unit | Cabo Mondego - Foz do Mondego (N) |
| Coastal Region | Costa de Prata |
Awards
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| Handicapped-Accessible Beach | ||||||||||||
| Zero Polution |