Praia de Francemar Beach
Entrance to Praia de Francemar Beach, near the pedestrian seaside road with bicycle lane.
Praia de Francemar Beach, access walkway to the sand. In the rear, the banners and the bar.
North view of Praia de Francemar Beach.
South perspective of Praia de Francemar Beach.
Weather and Tide Table
Sunrise
Sunset
to High Tide
Low Tide
High Tide
29% | 1,4 m 4.6 ft | Low Tide | |
27% | 2,6 m 8.5 ft | High Tide | |
25% | 1,3 m 4.3 ft | Low Tide | |
23% | 2,7 m 8.9 ft | 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% | 2,9 m 9.5 ft | High Tide | |
5% | 1,1 m 3.6 ft | Low Tide | |
4% | 3,0 m 9.8 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% | 0,7 m 2.3 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% | 3,2 m 10.5 ft | High Tide | |
4% | 0,8 m 2.6 ft | Low Tide | |
6% | 3,5 m 11.5 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% | 3,5 m 11.5 ft | High Tide | |
14% | 0,6 m 2 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 | |
About the Beach
What is Praia de Francemar 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 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 |
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| Blue Flag | ||||||||||||
| Gold Flag | ||||||||||||
| Handicapped-Accessible Beach | ||||||||||||
| Zero Polution |