Favorite thing: It's great to walk at the beach. You will find several of these "rock gates" and if you walk through, you'll find another sandy beach. But take care of the tides, some places may be impassable during flood. If you're lucky there's a way up, otherwise you have to stay and wait for ebb... I think climbing up the rock is no real option!
Written Jan 8, 2004
Favorite thing: Many people come to Praia da Rocha for the clubs and bars but the real beauty is the coast and the hidden coves with clean sandy beaches. Explore the coast and see how beautiful it can be, then do the clubs at night.
Updated Mar 27, 2003
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Many people come to Praia da Rocha for the clubs and bars but the real beauty is the coast and the hidden coves with clean sandy beaches. Explore the coast and...
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Tres castellos (my mums Timeshare)

This place seems to have had some stick on this site, well we love it. True like most places you have high rise buldings and the ~ with chips brigade, however you can get want you want here, the...
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An extense stretch of sand sheltered by cliffs, the Praia da Rocha (Rock Beach) is known internationally and has for long been Portimão´s "visiting card". Inviting the visitor to sun and sea-baths,......
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Beautiful beach and ugly high buildings

Praia da Rocha is a typical holiday location with lots of hotels and high buildings. Those high-rise building make the place quite ugly, but as soon you are at the beach you are compensated: a large...
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We decided to travel to the Algarve this year, as we were concerned at the time of booking, that there was going to be a war in the East, and we did'nt relish the thought of sitting on a beach...
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We visited Praia da Rocha late september, early october. It was not crowded anymore and the weather still was great. It was a very enjoyable stay, we found ourselves on the beach for a few days,...
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