Praia de Canelas

Praia de Canelas is a 400-metre arc of clean white sand with remarkably clear water, sitting just along the coast from Portonovo on the PO-308. You anchor off and dinghy in to a beach that consistently earns a Blue Flag rating — the water quality here is genuinely impressive. It's the kind of spot that looks too good to be real, with well-maintained facilities including clean bathrooms right at the beach entrance.