Praia de Troia Travel Guide

 SoulFisher Says:  It's the area of the beach with more people. It's located at the river Sado mouth, next to dock of the ferry for passengers.One can see on the other side of the river the edge of the Arrábida mountains. 

 SoulFisher Says:  The eastern river side is also devoid of people. This picture was taken close to the dock for car ferries.From here, there's a road and bicycle path to the northern side but quite far to walk. The other side of Troia is also far to reach, as the forest in between is... 

 SoulFisher Says:  If you walk farther south through the Atlantic side, you won't find anyone here apart from very few naturists.This is the ideal place if you want to stay in a desert beach close to Lisbon, at the height of the summer.The beach won't end for kilometers. I believe it continues... 

 SoulFisher Says:  Walking a bit farther, either from the beach, or from a long wooden footpath through the dunes, one comes to the western side of Troia.The beach here is very broad. On the right side, it's the mouth of the Sado river. We see far away the cliffs of Arrabida mountains.In front... 

 SoulFisher Says:  The building on the left of the picture is the only restaurant and bar at the whole beach.It's in the northern part of the peninsula, at the mouth of the Sado river.As it's the only one, it tends to be a bit more expensive than normal at a beach. 

 SoulFisher Says:  This small park already existed before the resort was built. I remember seeing this park with eucalyptus trees and grass. It's a very simple piece of greenery, but I like the combination of eucalyptus tress surrounded by grass.The eucalyptus is widely planted in Portugal... 

 SoulFisher Says:  In the 1970's a huge touristic complex was going to be built in in the sandy soil of Troia. Some high rise buildings were built while the foundations of others begun to be built. Later it was found that the foundations of the buildings were being built in fragile movable... 

 SoulFisher Says:  The beaches all over Portugal used to be rich in a kind of clam called in Portuguese "conquilha". Because conquilhas are edible, much of the species has been overcaught. Nevertheless conquilhas can still be found at low tide in many beaches, namely in Troia.They are very... 

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 J_Antunes Says:  Kilometers and kilometers of white sand beach, good quality and extremely quiet water. The beaches near the ferry get crowded in Summer but there are always more hidden places where you can rest with no one around. Nudism is done in areas south of the resort. 

 SoulFisher Says:  This is a copy of the tip in Setúbal page. A ferry line is used for cars and passengers to connect Troia and Setúbal, on the other side of the Sado mouth. There are two types of ferries: for passengers and for cars.The ferry for passengers is taken at Troia's northern tip,...