Praia Do Zavial

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Hortes do Tabual
RaposeiraWest Algarve  Portugal

This is a superb, clean sandy beach in a bay backed by crags in a quiet part of the western Algarve. It is quite long with a bar/cafe at one end, the textile part in the middle and a spacious nudist section at the other end. In August it is just nicely busy, not overcrowded. The sea washes in from...

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Praia Do Zavial

Hortes do TabualRaposeira, West Algarve Portugal

About Praia Do Zavial

This is a superb, clean sandy beach in a bay backed by crags in a quiet part of the western Algarve. It is quite long with a bar/cafe at one end, the textile part in the middle and a spacious nudist section at the other end. In August it is just nicely busy, not overcrowded. The sea washes in from the Atlantic so there is often a swell that suits surfers. For sunshine, it is about as far south as you can get in Europe. You can do a cliff top walk to the adjacent beaches. Stunning views and so quiet you can risk doing it naked (I did) but watch ot for the cows with Swiss-style bells or the Goat-herds tending their flocks.

Praia Do Zavial Directions

(It's a beach so no contact info. It can be identified on Portugese tourist sites with Google earth)
It is on the South coast near the West corner of Portugal. Well west of Praia do Luz.
Just east of Vila do Bispo, at the village of Raposeria, turn south off the N125. Follow the signs to Praia do Zavial, just a few miles. You pass through the village of Hortas do Tabual, which is the nearest settlement. There is a nudist guest house nearby.