Praia da Marinha is a Portuguese

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 beach

Beach

A beach is a geological landform along the shoreline of an ocean, sea, lake or river. It usually consists of loose particles which are often composed of rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles or cobblestones...

 located on the Atlantic

Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...

 coast in the civil parish of Lagoa, in the municipality of Lagoa, Algarve.

Map coordinates: 37°05′25"N 8°24′38"W

It is one of the most beautiful and emblematic beaches of Portugal. In 1998, it was awarded the distinguished "Golden Beach" award by the Portuguese Ministry of the Environment because of its outstanding natural qualities. Furthermore, pictures of the beach have often been used in promotional material and "Guides to Portugal" distributed around the world.

This beach is not only famous for its cliffs

Cliff

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, but also for the pristine quality of the water. Praia da Marinha has often been used by advertising agencies and by television

Television

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producers in advertising campaigns.