Praia da Senhora da Rocha (Porches)
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Atlantic Ocean
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coast of the civil parish/freguesia
Freguesia
Freguesia is the Portuguese term for a secondary local administrative unit in Portugal and some of its former colonies, and a former secondary local administrative unit in Macau, roughly equivalent to an administrative parish. A freguesia is a subdivision of a concelho, the Portuguese synonym term...
of Porches
Porches (Lagoa)
Porches is a civil parish/freguesia in the municipality/concelho of Lagoa in Portugal, about 10 km east of the city of Lagoa. It is 15.57 km² in area, with 1,901 inhabitants ; its population density is 122.1 persons/km²...
in the municipality/concelho
Concelho
Concelho , in the Portuguese language, is the word municipality, when referring to the territory. The word município is used when municipality means the organ of State...
of Lagoa (Algarve)
Lagoa (Algarve)
Lagoa Municipality is a Portuguese municipality in Faro District, in the region known as the Algarve, with about 6,100 inhabitants.Its seat is the city of Lagoa....
in Portugal
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...
. The beach is one of the most rustic ones along the coast and was used as a refuge for small fishing boats in the area.
Map coordinates: 38°05′45"N 8°23′10"W
The beach is flanked by cliffs. At the west end is a promentory on which is the old Fort and Shrine of Nossa Senhora da Rocha
Fort of Nossa Senhora da Rocha (Porches)
The Fort of Nossa Senhora da Rocha , , also known as Porches Castle, is situated in the freguesia of Porches, in the concelho of Lagoa in Portugal...
. A tunnel has been excavated through this promentory to link Praia da Senhora da Rocha with Praia Nova
Praia Nova (Porches)
Praia Nova is a small beach near Praia da Senhora da Rocha on the Atlantic coast of the civil parish/freguesia of Porches in the municipality/concelho of Lagoa in Portugal.Map coordinates:...
on the other side.
The fact that the beach/Praia da Senhora da Rocha is protected by cliffs is not only a great advantage for the fishermen, it also offers shelter to tourists when the wind is very strong.