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Praia de Francemar Beach

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1/4 Entrance to Praia de Francemar Beach, near the pedestrian seaside road with bicycle lane.

2/4 Praia de Francemar Beach, access walkway to the sand. In the rear, the banners and the bar.

3/4 North view of Praia de Francemar Beach.

4/4 South perspective of Praia de Francemar Beach.

Weather and Tide Table

Waxing Crescent Moon
Mostly Cloudy
44580
06h02
Sunrise
21h06
Sunset
Seg
13 - 21
Ter
11 - 23
Qua
13 - 22
Qui
14 - 23
Sex
16 - 23
16
ºC
Air Temperature
NNW
23
km/h
Wind Speed and Direction
83
%
Relative Humidity
1017
mbar
Atmospheric Pressure
74%
Ebb Tide
04h25
to Low Tide
74
22:51
Low Tide
16:52
High Tide
No Data
Water Temperature
No Data
Wave Direction
No Data
Wave Medium Height
No Data
Wave Medium Period

About the Beach

What is Praia de Francemar Beach?

Lifeguarded Beach from to
4410000
days for the start of bathing season

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 Vila Nova de Gaia.

Praia de Francemar Beach presents an extensive and flat sand.
This piece of shore is served by a network of walkways which is the main ally of a broad, well preserved and full of vegetation.
To the north lies the mouth of one of the most beautiful watercourses of Vila Nova de Gaia, the Ribeira de Canelas. The water volume flowing here is steady, providing the growth of vegetation around the stream.

Where is it?

Map of Praia de Francemar Beach

Coordinates
Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84)
Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84)
Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) 		Lat. 41.076038º
Lon. -8.657189º N 41º 4.56228'
W 8º 39.43134' N 41º 4' 33.74"
W 8º 39' 25.88"
Parish Gulpilhares
County Vila Nova de Gaia
District Porto
Region Douro Litoral
Country Portugal
Continent Europe
Ocean North Atlantic
Maritime Authority Capitania do Porto do Douro
Protected Area Reserva Natural Local do Estuário do Douro
Bathing Water Francemar
Coastal Unit Foz do Douro (N) - Espinho (N)
Coastal Region Costa Verde

Awards

Award 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Water Quality
Blue Flag
Gold Flag
Handicapped-Accessible Beach
Zero Polution

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