Praia do Funtão Beach
Entrance to Praia do Funtão Beach. In the rear, the banners.
Bar of Praia do Funtão Beach, view from the dunes.
Walkways network on the dune system of Praia do Funtão Beach.
Praia do Funtão Beach, the seafront.
Facility to store material on the sand, perspective from the dune system.
North view of Praia do Funtão Beach.
Weather and Tide Table
Sunrise
Sunset
to Low Tide
Low Tide
High Tide
About the Beach
What is Praia do Funtão 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 do Funtão Beach is characterized by a very long sand, bathed by a stirred due to the constant influence of north winds.
Emptying in the north part lies the Ribeira da Certagem or Ribeira da Carreira.
The beach serves, most of all, the inhabitants of Lavra and people from surrounding localities of this parish that appreciate it a lot.
The car parking for bathers support is broad.
Access is done by Rua Ofélia da Cruz Costa2 or through Rua do Fontão3.
References
- Certagem Stream, also known as Carreira Stream
- Ofélia da Cruz Costa Street
- Fontão Street
Where is it?
Map of Praia do Funtão Beach
| Coordinates Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) |
Lat. 41.257174º Lon. -8.723721º N 41º 15.43044' W 8º 43.42326' N 41º 15' 25.83" W 8º 43' 25.4" |
| Parish | Lavra |
| County | Matosinhos |
| District | Porto |
| Region | Douro Litoral |
| Country | Portugal |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ocean | North Atlantic |
| Maritime Authority | Capitania do Porto de Leixões |
| Protected Area | |
| Bathing Water | Funtão |
| Coastal Unit | Cabo de Santo André - Foz do Douro (N) |
| Coastal Region | Costa Verde |
Awards
| Award | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
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| Blue Flag | ||||||||||||
| Gold Flag | ||||||||||||
| Handicapped-Accessible Beach | ||||||||||||
| Zero Polution |