Telheiro Beach - Sagres

Despite relatively sheltered from the cold north wind, this is a quiet beach due to difficult road access and the extensive pedestrian trail to the beach, which runs along the sides of the limestone cliff. In the area surrounding dominate the agricultural fields and pasture is common in the sighting of birds of prey, especially hawks, in search of food. It is the last beach to the west before the shaft of S. Vincent (is inserted in the parish of Vila do Bispo) and astonished by the beauty and diversity of rock formations, which will not be outside the fact that this is the meeting point between the mass of shale, shades of black, which touches on the west coast (former chain of mountains very furrowed and deformed) and the southern edge sediment, composed of sandstone oranges. Several herbs colonizing the limestone pavement (is a natural karst landform consisting of a flat, incised surface of exposed limestone that resembles artificial pavement) and the up to the line of water reaching the sandy develops vegetation is lush, with tamarisks and reed.
Parking is not orderly, without support or monitoring equipment and the access road complicated.

Notes: The pedestrian trail to the beach presents average difficulty. In sandy there is the possibility of sliding of rocks, so must have attention to the track near the cliffs.