Algarve Salema
(Portugal Salema, Salema Beach)

Algarve Salema

The Salema Beach is located in the small fishing village of Salema, where it is used as a fishing harbor, so that the central part of the salema beach is occupied by boats and all the necessary fishing tackle, such as the basket trap and the longline with its hooks. You can watch the boats returning to the beach after a fishing trip and then sample some of the octopus, moray or white seabream that the fishermen have caught at one of the local restaurants. In the village of Salema, there are also some ruins of a Roman villa, as well as of an old fish canning factory, testifying to the area as longstanding fishing traditions. The beach has a beautiful promenade, as well as cafes and restaurant terraces overlooking the sea. To the east, the landscape is wilder and more peaceful, and in the rocky cliffs you can see some of the footprints left by the dinosaurs that inhabited this region roughly 140 million years ago.

Algarve Salema village

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Access: The Salema Beach can be reached on foot in the village of Salema (signposted on the EN 125). There is an organized car park and the salema beach has a range of support facilities (restaurant and toilets), as well as being supervised in the bathing season. This is classified as an accessible beach. The salema beach faces south/south-east.

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