Best of European Union » estremadura http://www.best-of-european-union.eu Travel through the most beautiful places in Europe Sun, 08 Sep 2013 13:36:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6 Guincho Beach – one of the most beautiful beaches in Portugal http://www.best-of-european-union.eu/2011/07/03/guincho-beach-one-of-the-most-beautiful-beaches-in-portugal/ http://www.best-of-european-union.eu/2011/07/03/guincho-beach-one-of-the-most-beautiful-beaches-in-portugal/#comments Sun, 03 Jul 2011 21:50:27 +0000 Julius http://www.best-of-european-union.eu/?p=4607 If you are looking for the most beautiful beach in Portugal, you should visit Guincho Beach (Praia do Guincho), which is located at the Atlantic coast in the central part of the country, in the province of Estremadura. Here, on Guincho Beach you can enjoy fine sand, which forms the dunes but also clear water […]

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]]> If you are looking for the most beautiful beach in Portugal, you should visit Guincho Beach (Praia do Guincho), which is located at the Atlantic coast in the central part of the country, in the province of Estremadura.

Here, on Guincho Beach you can enjoy fine sand, which forms the dunes but also clear water that is ideal for surfing, windsurfing and kitesurfing. Therefore Guincho Beach is a popular destination for surfers from all around the world. It is regularly a home to Portuguese National Surfing, but also to the World Championships in windsurfing. Near Guincho Beach there are several surf schools and Surfcamp, where you can stay and borrow or get your surf fixed.

The beach also starred in the film – as a part of the movie about James Bond in 1969 (On Her Majesty’s Secret Service).


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