Carrapateira
A small village on the west coast between two big surf beaches, Bordeira and Amado, surrounded by dunes, cliffs and natural park.
Carrapateira is a small village in the parish of Bordeira, in the far south of the Aljezur municipality. It sits in dry, hilly country inside the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park, with a 16th-century parish church and the remains of an old coastal fort.
Most visitors come for the beaches. To the north, Praia da Bordeira is a wide sweep of sand backed by dunes and limestone cliffs; to the south, Praia do Amado is a favourite with surfers and has surf schools close by. Between them, the Pontal headland has dramatic reddish rock and cliff-top views. The pace is quiet and the scenery open and windswept.