Arcão

Arcão: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Arcão

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Arcão — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.84051, -9.46309. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Arcão

• Monumento pré-histórico da Praia das Maçãs · fort · Lisbon · ~2 km · Must-see
• Sítio Arqueológico do Alto da Vigia · fort · Lisbon · ~2 km · Must-see
• São Mamede de Janas Chapel · church · Lisbon · ~3 km · Must-see
• Sintra-Cascais Nature Park · sanctuary · Lisbon · ~5 km · Must-see
• Monserrate Palace · fort · Lisbon · ~8 km · Must-see
• Cabo da Roca Lighthouse · fort · Lisbon · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cape Roca · beach · Lisbon · ~9 km · Must-see
• Westernmost continental point of Europe · attraction · Lisbon · ~9 km · Must-see
• Igreja de São João Degolado · church · Lisbon · ~9 km · Must-see
• Quinta da Regaleira · fort · Lisbon · ~10 km · Must-see
• Ferreira de Castro Museum · museum · Lisbon · ~10 km · Must-see
• Sintra National Palace · fort · Lisbon · ~10 km · Must-see
• Torre do Relógio · fort · Lisbon · ~10 km · Must-see
• Quinta da Ribafria · fort · Lisbon · ~10 km · Must-see
• Capela de Nossa Senhora da Penha · church · Lisbon · ~10 km · Must-see
• Anjos Teixerira Museum · museum · Lisbon · ~10 km · Must-see
• The Chalet of the Countess of Edla · park · Lisbon · ~10 km · Must-see
• Castle of the Moors · fort · Lisbon · ~10 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Arcão

Other beaches & coast near Arcão

• Cape Roca · beach · Lisbon · ~9 km · Must-see
• Praia do Guincho · beach · Lisbon · ~15 km · Must-see
• Farol do Cabo Raso · beach · Lisbon · ~18 km · Must-see
• Farol da Guia · beach · Lisbon · ~20 km · Must-see
• Necrópole Eneolítica de Alapraia · beach · Lisbon · ~21 km · Must-see
• Farol da Gibalta Barra do Sul Range · beach · Lisbon · ~29 km · Must-see
• Farol da Mama · beach · Lisbon · ~30 km · Must-see
• Farol do Bugio · beach · Lisbon · ~31 km · Must-see
• Farol de Cacilhas · beach · Setúbal · ~40 km · Must-see
• Praia da Pipa · beach · Setúbal · ~60 km · Must-see

All beaches & coast in Lisbon

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