Salema
A former fishing village on the south coast west of Lagos, with a sandy bay, working boats and dinosaur footprints in the rocks.
Salema is a small village on the south coast of the Vila do Bispo municipality, inside the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park. It grew up as a fishing village and still has boats pulled up on the sand, though tourism is now its mainstay.
The beach is a sheltered bay framed by cliffs. At its western end, fossilised dinosaur footprints can be seen in the rocks, best at low tide. Coastal paths lead along the cliffs to neighbouring coves. Salema is low-key and relaxed, suited to beach days and walks rather than nightlife.