Praia do Brito Beach
Access tunnel to Praia do Brito Beach, under the railway line.
Walkways network on the dunes, at Praia do Brito Beach.
Seafront at Praia do Brito Beach, near the protective fences of the dune system.
Bed of the Juncal Stream.
Praia do Brito Beach, south perspective. Fat, the city of Espinho.
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 do Brito 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 do Brito Beach - belonging to Praia de São Félix da Marinha Beach - displays a small sand, near the Ribeira do Juncal1.
At this place the dune system full of vegetation is protected by wooden walkways.
The bathing area holds hidden some rocky formations that get exposed during low tide.
A generous support car parking is found on the opposite side of Avenida da Liberdade2.
Access is done by crossing a tunnel passing under the railway and over the stream bed.
References
- Juncal Stream
- Liberdade Avenue
Where is it?
Map of Praia do Brito Beach
| Coordinates Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (Lat/Long WGS84) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Lat/Long WGS84) |
Lat. 41.025152º Lon. -8.645087º N 41º 1.50912' W 8º 38.70522' N 41º 1' 30.55" W 8º 38' 42.31" |
| Parish | São Félix da Marinha |
| 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 | |
| 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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| Water Quality | ||||||||||||
| Blue Flag | ||||||||||||
| Gold Flag | ||||||||||||
| Handicapped-Accessible Beach | ||||||||||||
| Zero Polution |