My husband and I visited Portugal in September 2016,and we were on this beach every day for the 10 days we were there. The beach has sand dunes before it,and is so long,it runs for miles. There is a boardwalk that runs beside it,and on one of the reviews I read previously,it said the boardwalk had dog mess spoiling it. Well the people who maintain it must have noted this,as we didn't see any dog mess at all. There were a few cigarette ends,but nonetheless it didn't spoil it for us. You can hire loungers,and big sun shade/umbrella type things,we didn't as we wanted to lie near the water. The beach has lifeguards on site,and they are very active,so it seemed very safe to us. If you are taking kids here,you won't be disappointed,the beach is massive,and has plenty of sea shells to collect. Apparently there is a naturist side,and a gay side,but we never seen any sign of either. One other good thing is that there is only one chap who sells food on the beach,he passed us a few times,but he didn't make a pest of himself. There are also toilets near the lifeguard station,and showers to clean the sand off of you at evenly spaced out sections. All in all this is a great beach,no complaints from us here!!

I love this place! I have been going there for many year and the whole family loves it.
The small town is small but everything is in walking distance.
The beach is part of a natural reserve. It is huge: you always find a place without having to be mashed to other people.
It is clean and well equipped.
The water is usually warm in summer time (the kids spend all the time there) and entrance into water easy and safe even for small kids.
Definitely a place to recommend!