Praia da Angrinha (Ferragudo)
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Praia da Angrinha is situated along the wide estuary
of the Rio Arade
, south of Ferragudo
, in the municipality/concelho
of Lagoa
.
Map location: 37°07′12"N 8°31′20"W
Protected by the large moles
extending out towards the Portimão
shore opposite, the beach is long and enclosed by heights in the land, now much eroded by the elements. The rocky walls are covered with vegetation, particularly plants which are adapted to the salty environment, such as kelp
and saltbush (Atriplex)
, or plants typical of dune areas, such as trefoil (Lotus creticus)
, which colonize the small rocky cavities where sand accumulates.
At the south end of the beach is the Forte de São João do Arade
, which, in conjunction with the Forte de Santa Catarina
on the other side of the river, guaranteed the defense of the river estuary. The beach itself has served as a landing place for traditional fishing boats plying the river and the open sea.
Estuary
An estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea....
of the Rio Arade
Arade
The Arade is a river located in the region of the Algarve, southern Portugal. the river's course takes it through the municipalities of Silves, Lagoa and Portimão. The source of the river lies to the southwest of the Serra do Caldeirão mountain ridge, in a valley called Barranco do Pé do Coelho....
, south of Ferragudo
Ferragudo
Ferragudo is a Portuguese civil parish at the western border of the municipality of Lagoa Municipality, covering an area of 5.41 km² and encompassing a small population of 1867 inhabitants...
, 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
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....
.
Map location: 37°07′12"N 8°31′20"W
Protected by the large moles
Mole (architecture)
A mole is a massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, breakwater, or a causeway between places separated by water. The word comes from Middle French mole and ultimately Latin mōlēs meaning a large mass, especially of rock and has the same root as molecule.Historically, the term "mole"...
extending out towards the Portimão
Portimão
Portimão is a Portuguese town located in the District of Faro in the Region of Algarve, the southern coast of Portugal. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão . In 1924, it was incorporated as a cidade and became known merely as Portimão. The town has 41,000 inhabitants and the Portimão...
shore opposite, the beach is long and enclosed by heights in the land, now much eroded by the elements. The rocky walls are covered with vegetation, particularly plants which are adapted to the salty environment, such as kelp
Kelp
Kelps are large seaweeds belonging to the brown algae in the order Laminariales. There are about 30 different genera....
and saltbush (Atriplex)
Atriplex
Atriplex is a plant genus of 100-200 species, known by the common names of saltbush and orache . The genus is quite variable and widely distributed. It includes many desert and seashore plants and halophytes, as well as plants of moist environments...
, or plants typical of dune areas, such as trefoil (Lotus creticus)
Lotus (genus)
Lotus is a genus that includes bird's-foot trefoils and deervetches and contains many dozens of species distributed world-wide. Depending on the taxonomic authority, roughly between 70 and 150 are accepted. Lotus is a genus of legume and its members are adapted to a wide range of habitats, from...
, which colonize the small rocky cavities where sand accumulates.
At the south end of the beach is the Forte de São João do Arade
Fort of São João do Arade
The Fort of São João do Arade is located in the Algarve in the town and civil parish/freguesia of Ferragudo, in the municipality/concelho of Lagoa, in Portugal.Map location: Situated in a dominant position at the mouth of the Rio...
, which, in conjunction with the Forte de Santa Catarina
Fort of Santa Catarina
The Fort of Santa Catarina is in the municipality/concelho of Portimão in the Algarve in Portugal.Map location:...
on the other side of the river, guaranteed the defense of the river estuary. The beach itself has served as a landing place for traditional fishing boats plying the river and the open sea.