Algarve Coast

Sailing the Algarve Coast of Portugal

Before entering the Med sea there are some nice anchorages along the Algarve coast which is the southernmost Region of Portugal.

Sagres- Enseade de Baleeira 37° 0′ 47″ N, 8° 55′ 36″ W

Lagos Praia sao roque 37° 6′ 7″ N, 8° 39′ 52″ W

Lagos marina 37° 6′ 34″ N, 8° 40′ 29″ W

Ponta da Piedade(Point of Pity)  37° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 39′ 59″ W

Marina de Portimao 37° 7′ 17″ N, 8° 31′ 40″ W

Praia Grande(Big beach)- Vale da Areia(sand valley) 37° 6′ 53″ N, 8° 31′ 15″ W

Marina de Albufeira 37° 5′ 3″ N, 8° 16′ 2″ W

Culatra 36° 59′ 58″ N, 7° 50′ 20″ W

Marina de Vila Real de Santo António 37° 11′ 42″ N, 7° 24′ 49″ W

Lagos is a historic town with a large well organised marina

You can anchor NE of the E breakwater in 6m on sand

S of Lagos an outstanding anchorage Ponta da Piedade very crowded in the summer

We anchored in marina Portimao you can also anchor inside the E breakwater 

Culatra is a popular anchorage near Faro

The bottom is sand mud &seaweed- good holding

Do not miss this lovely beach  with some great restaurants and the amazing ‘ graveyard of the anchors

This river forms the border, one bank is in Spain, the other in Portugal.

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