Farol - Ilha da Cultura© Can Stock Photo Inc/Transocean007
Ilha da Culatra Beach
The Ilha da Cultura is a small, but very sandy island located just beyond the Ria Formosa nature reserve off the coast of Faro. It is only accessible by a ferry from Faro which guarantees it never gets super busy. However, unlike the neighboring Ilha Deserta (Deserted Island) there are a few permanent residents at the western end of the island in Farol - which is Portuguese for lighthouse. The laid back beach town gets a fair bit busier in the summer but still retains plenty of charm along with a choice restaurants and cafés. The beach itself is a great long expanse of beautiful sand stretching for nearly 2km. Backed by gentle sand dunes and the turquoise waters of the Algarve this is a bit of a gem.
Other beaches near Praia da Ilha da Culatra
Praia da Ilha da Culatra tide times
- Sat 27th JulyLow 1:43am (0.90m)
High 7:45am (2.97m)
Low 1:59pm (1.06m)
High 8:08pm (3.05m) - Sun 28th JulyLow 2:37am (1.05m)
High 8:45am (2.85m)
Low 3:01pm (1.20m)
High 9:12pm (2.87m) - Mon 29th JulyLow 3:39am (1.19m)
High 9:53am (2.77m)
Low 4:15pm (1.30m)
High 10:25pm (2.73m) - Tue 30th JulyLow 4:51am (1.29m)
High 11:06am (2.76m)
Low 5:39pm (1.32m)
High 11:41pm (2.68m)
