Beach·Alentejo

Praia do Malhão

A wild, duned Atlantic stretch north of Vila Nova de Mil Fontes — the Alentejo coast at its emptiest and most elemental.

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Praia do Malhão is an essential pilgrimage for hikers and solitude-seekers craving the Alentejo's raw, windswept beauty far from the crowds.

Best time to go

Year-round for walking and wildness; summer for swimming in calm spells.

Surf

Known surf break

Car

Required

Transit

Drive from Vila Nova de Mil Fontes, 15 minutes on a dirt track.

Price

Free

Why go

For solitude: a long dune-backed beach where you can walk for an hour and meet no one.