Praia de Fornelos e Promontório de Montedor Beach
Access to the sand through vegetation at Praia de Fornelos e Promontório de Montedor Beach.
South view of Praia de Fornelos e Promontório de Montedor Beach.
Sand surrounded by rock formations.
Praia de Fornelos e Promontório de Montedor Beach, sea side.
Rocks by the seaside at Praia de Fornelos e Promontório de Montedor Beach.
Stone infraestructure nearby Praia de Fornelos e Promontório de Montedor Beach
Weather and Tide Table
Sunrise
Sunset
to Low Tide
Low Tide
High Tide
21% | 1,4 m 4.6 ft | Low Tide | |
19% | 2,7 m 8.9 ft | High Tide | |
17% | 1,2 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
15% | 2,8 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
13% | 1,3 m 4.3 ft | Low Tide | |
12% | 2,8 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
10% | 1,2 m 3.9 ft | Low Tide | |
9% | 2,9 m 9.5 ft | High Tide | |
7% | 1,1 m 3.6 ft | Low Tide | |
6% | 2,8 m 9.2 ft | High Tide | |
5% | 1,1 m 3.6 ft | Low Tide | |
4% | 3,1 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
3% | 1,0 m 3.3 ft | Low Tide | |
2% | 2,9 m 9.5 ft | High Tide | |
1% | 1,0 m 3.3 ft | Low Tide | |
1% | 3,2 m 10.5 ft | High Tide | |
0% | 0,9 m 3 ft | Low Tide | |
0% | 3,0 m 9.8 ft | High Tide | |
0% | 0,9 m 3 ft | Low Tide | |
0% | 3,3 m 10.8 ft | High Tide | |
0% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
1% | 3,1 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
1% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
2% | 3,4 m 11.2 ft | High Tide | |
2% | 0,7 m 2.3 ft | Low Tide | |
3% | 3,1 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
4% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
6% | 3,4 m 11.2 ft | High Tide | |
7% | 0,6 m 2 ft | Low Tide | |
9% | 3,2 m 10.5 ft | High Tide | |
10% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
12% | 3,4 m 11.2 ft | High Tide | |
14% | 0,7 m 2.3 ft | Low Tide | |
16% | 3,1 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
18% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
21% | 3,4 m 11.2 ft | High Tide | |
23% | 0,7 m 2.3 ft | Low Tide | |
26% | 3,1 m 10.2 ft | High Tide | |
28% | 0,9 m 3 ft | Low Tide | |
31% | 3,3 m 10.8 ft | High Tide | |
34% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
36% | 3,0 m 9.8 ft | High Tide | |
About the Beach
What is Praia de Fornelos e Promontório de Montedor 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 Viana do Castelo.
Praia de Fornelos and Promontório Montedor Beach, or Praia de Fornelos Beach, has a small sized sand. Rocks surround the sand protecting it from the wind.
Along the seaside there are many submerged rock formations, during high tide.
This is a place not to be missed by archeology lovers, because here one finds the Gravuras Rupestres de Montedor1 from the Metal Age, and ancient salt extraction sinks of the Middle Age.
The access is done by the Estrada Nacional 132, turning west at Montedor village.
References
- Montedor Rock Carvings
- National Road number 13
Where is it?
Map of Praia de Fornelos e Promontório de Montedor Beach
| Coordinates Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) |
Lat. 41.746843º Lon. -8.877236º N 41º 44.81058' W 8º 52.63416' N 41º 44' 48.63" W 8º 52' 38.05" |
| Parish | Carreço |
| County | Viana do Castelo |
| District | Viana do Castelo |
| Region | Minho |
| Country | Portugal |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ocean | North Atlantic |
| Maritime Authority | Capitania do Porto de Viana do Castelo |
| Protected Area | |
| Bathing Water | |
| Coastal Unit | Foz do Rio Minho - Foz do Rio Lima (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 |