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Benagil Cave, Algarve

Portugal Faro Lagoa

Benagil Cave, Algarve
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A huge sea cave on the Algarve coast with a round hole in its roof that lets a shaft of sunlight onto a hidden beach. Since 2024, boats and kayaks may no longer land on the beach inside, but you can still see the cave from the water on a boat trip from Benagil, Carvoeiro or Portimão.


The cliff-top Seven Hanging Valleys Trail, from Praia da Marinha to Vale Centeanes, passes above the cave and is one of the most beautiful coastal walks in Europe. Praia da Marinha is a stunning beach.

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