Costa de Caparica is a small city near the capital of Portugal, Lisbon, on the occidental coast of the Peninsula of Setúbal. Costa de Caparica has more than 25 km of a continues beach and is one of the largest continueous beaches in Portugal. (Google maps link: shorturl.at/jEQ12) (Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_de_Caparica)

There is not a big city centre, and you can find most of the shops in a small street called “Rua dos Pescadores”.

The most beautyful part, in my opinion, is the seafront (and the beach, of course), at any time of the year:

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With a length of more or less two kilometres, is the ideal place to walk, do some running with fresh air, or enjoy the excellent weather watching a magnificent sunset.

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You will find several restaurants and bars in the seafront, where you can enjoy the Portuguese cousin or relax taking a beer with excellent views.

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Besides going to take some sun and a bath at the beach (note that is the Atlantic Ocean, where the water will “refresh” you in a hot day), the people enjoy doing other activities like surfing or fishing.

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During the summer nights, Costa de Caparica is a vivid city where you always can find a place with good music to enjoy a warm night near the ocean (until 2 AM at least…)

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If you want to go to another beach farther away from the centre, my recommendation would be Fonte da Telha. You can reach it by car or by bus. It is a more open beach, also with several good restaurants, which a lot of people like:

Here you can climb to the “Falésia” (the cliff), to get some beautiful views of the coast-line, and also will allow you to be more in contact with the local nature.

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In definitive, if you enjoy the beach, good food and some nature, Costa de Caparica seems to be a fantastic destination for some holidays.

Also, without forgetting that just in 15 minutes (nowadays, less than 20€ in some popular ride service hailing) you will be in Lisbon centre, but that’s a story for another day.