Algarve’s best kept secret
Aljezur and the journey to the secret beach 4 April 2013
We found it, the idyllic unspoilt beach on the west coast of
the Algrave. Even Karen admitted that the satnav had done something useful. But
you won’t hear about that until the you have heard the whole day’s story.
We woke on mount Foia, so shrouded in mist that we could not
see the road 50m away. So miserable and wet that we decided to move on even
before breakfast, yes even before having a cup of coffee. We aimed for
Marmalete as a breakfast stop – all our journeys and stops and organised round
our meals. But we passed through it without really noticing and had lunch in a
warm layby next to a wood of spindly eucalyptus trees.
Aljezur offered us a reassuring public stopping place, with
toilets in the middle of town next to the local market. We sampled the market –
the oranges were particularly delicious – and then boldly decided to venture
further. Next we were tempted by the cliff top park above Arrifana, a surfers’
beach. A stormy wind was rising by the hour, so despite the views, we dismissed
the cliff top resting place and headed onwards. Guided by the rough guide and
the satnav we headed for a beach that was definitely not mentioned in the rough
guide and marked in the satnav only with a P at the end of a 5km track away
from the main road.
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