Praia do Camilo Beach Lagos Portugal - Photos, Video, Planning Info

Praia do Camilo is one of the best Beaches in Lagos Portugal. Located between Praia Dona Ana and Ponta Da Piedade, the small Camilo Beach Portugal offers stunning cliffs and rock formations. Discover it in photos and video.

Information to plan your visit at the end of the article

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View of Camilo Beach from the cliffs

Praia Do Camilo is located in the coastline tips South of the town of Lagos, Portugal. At this location, you can find some of the most beautiful beaches in the Algarve and in Portugal. The most famous is Praia Dona Ana because it has a lot of sand. But I think Praia Do Camilo is way more scenic.

From the parking, you can first easily walk on the cliffs to admire the views of cliffs and sea stacks below you.

In the 2 photos below, in the foreground you have Camilo beach and in the background you can see Praia Dona Ana.

The West side of Camilo beach, gives an idea of the beautiful coastline there is to come if you head West to the magnificent promontory of Ponta Da Piedade.

Access to Praia Do Camilo Lagos Portugal

But to see this scenic beach, you need to make an effort. At this location, the cliffs are quite high. And you will have to get down 225 steps to reach the sand!!! It is hard on the knee... and worst, you know you will have to climb them to go back up!

Don't forget anything in the car, and use the bathroom before starting the descent.

At least as you walk down, the view is splendid and gets you more and more excited to reach the beach.

This location, along with many other beautiful places, is included in my eBook: The Road Trip Guide - Portugal.

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The arch Praia do Camilo Algarve

Once of the first feature you will notice is a small arch. I found it very attractive and tool a lot of picture! LOL

Photos of Camilo beach Algarve Portugal

And now let's have a look at some pictures of Praia Do Camilo. I think it is best visited at low tide to explore the coves and have the foreground of rock formations.

The sand is Golden and the cliffs yellow/orange. And the water is particularly clear.

Praia Do Camilo Lagos Portugal in Video

And to finish, before the practical information, here is a short video of a visit to Camilo Beach

INFO & PLANNING TIPS - Praia do Camilo Portugal

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How to get to Praia do Camilo Lagos Portugal

On the west Algarve coast in Portugal
In the town of Lagos, between Praia Dona Ana and Ponta Da Piedade
Clearly indicated from the main road to the beaches from the city center (30min walk from the center, 5 min drive)

This location with its GPS coordinates and planning info is included in the eBooks - Road Trip Guide Portugal and Road Trip Guide: Lisbon/Sintra/Algarve

Visiting Camilo Beach Algarve

225 steps on a wooden staircase to access the beach
Praia do Camilo facilities: Restaurant and toilets at the top of the stairs only (not at sea level)
Better at low tide, otherwise there is not much sand
Don't come too late, there is no light when the sun is too low
Being close to Lagos and quite small, it can get really busy in Summer (however the 225 steps discourage many...)

Accommodations in Lagos near Praia do Camilo

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In Lagos you can either stay in the city center where are all the restaurant and night activities or you can stay near the amazing beaches of Camilo and Praia Dona Nana.

I stayed near the beaches, just 10 min walk from the beaches in the beautiful Uma Casa a Beira Sol apartments/hotel. My parents and I loved the place with the beautiful garden and the amazing breakfast. Check out my review on the Portugal Accommodations Article