Praia de São João da Caparica Beach
Access to car parking with toll.
South side concession with bed rental.
Lifeguard supervising area.
Bed rental near water.
Lifeguard supervising station next to the north pier.
View from the north pier of Praia de São João da Caparica Beach.
Concession and lifeguard zone.
South side, view from the seawall.
Sand of Praia de São João da Caparica Beach, view from the seawall.
Small sand at the south side near the pier.
Pier at the south side.
Praia de São João da Caparica, view from the south pier.
Weather and Tide Table
Sunset
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Low Tide
High Tide
About the Beach
What is Praia de São João da Caparica 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 Almada.
Praia de São João da Caparica Beach has a very extensive sand of about 1,4 Km. The parish border between Trafaria and Costa da Caparica crosses the sand in the middle, that's why the beach is also known as Praia de São João da Caparica (North) Beach and Praia de São João da Caparica (South) Beach.
The beach is south bounded by a pier that extends about 225 meters into the sea.
The green of the Mata dos Franceses1 at east, brings a natural perfume to the beach when the wind is favorable.
Further south there's another pier of about 150 meters long, near Parque de Campismo INATEL2 and Clube de Campismo de Lisboa3.
Far away may be sighted the Torre de São Lourenço or Torre do Bugio4.
The sand is divided into several areas, from north to south, according to each beach bar:
São João da Caparica (North)
- Praia do Sol Nascente Beach
- Praia da Palmeira Beach
- Praia do Sol Beach
- Praia do Tubarão Beach
São João da Caparica (South)
- Praia do Tubarão (second beach bar) Beach
- Praia do Búzio Beach
- Praia da Malhação Beach
- Praia do C.C.L. (Clube de Campismo de Lisboa) Beach
- Praia da G.N.R. (Guarda Nacional Republicana) Beach
The names of these areas are subject of change according to the administration of each beach bar.
References
- Franceses Forest
- INATEL Camping Park
- Lisbon Camping Club
- Bugio Tower, also known as São Lourenço Tower
Where is it?
Map of Praia de São João da Caparica Beach
| Coordinates Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) |
Lat. 38.660753º Lon. -9.255647º N 38º 39.64518' W 9º 15.33882' N 38º 39' 38.71" W 9º 15' 20.33" |
| Parish | Trafaria |
| County | Almada |
| District | Setúbal |
| Region | Estremadura |
| Country | Portugal |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ocean | North Atlantic |
| Maritime Authority | Capitania do Porto de Lisboa |
| Protected Area | |
| Bathing Water | São João da Caparica/Praia do Norte |
| Coastal Unit | São Julião da Barra - Praia das Bicas |
| Coastal Region | Costa Azul |
Awards
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| Handicapped-Accessible Beach | ||||||||||||
| Zero Polution |