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
Fri 16th April
High 5:39am (2.99m)
Low 11:46am (1.13m)
High 5:52pm (3.00m)Sat 17th April
Low 12:08am (1.11m)
High 6:15am (2.83m)
Low 12:16pm (1.26m)
High 6:29pm (2.88m)Sun 18th April
Low 12:46am (1.24m)
High 6:57am (2.66m)
Low 12:53pm (1.39m)
High 7:15pm (2.75m)Mon 19th April
Low 1:35am (1.37m)
High 7:52am (2.51m)
Low 1:44pm (1.51m)
High 8:17pm (2.63m)
