Praia de Matosinhos Beach

What is Praia de Matosinhos 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 Matosinhos.

Praia de Matosinhos Beach presents a wide and very extensive sand, belonging to the Rio Leça¹ mouth by the south margin.
To the north the sand is bounded by a pier of Porto de Leixões² facilities and to the south, by the well known Rotunda da Anémona³.
Nearby, empty the Ribeira da Riguinha or Ribeira do Couto⁴ and the Ribeira de Carcavelos⁵.
This is the most requested beach of Matosinhos county, being located in an area full of catering establishments.
Access is done through Avenida Norton de Matos⁶.

References

1. Leça River
2. Leixões Port
3. Anémona Roundabout
4. Riguinha Stream, also known as Couto Stream
5. Carcavelos Stream
6. Norton de Matos Avenue

Where is it?

Map of Praia de Matosinhos Beach

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