Plan a day in Porto Covo
Tell it the day, the hour you would leave the apartment and what you feel like, and it lays out the order: which beach the tide and wind suit at the hour you would arrive, which restaurants are actually open that day, the walk from the door and the number to ring. Every place named here is one somebody has stood in.
Today on the coast
Best beach right now: Praia dos Pescadores · 4 min from the door
16 km/h from the NW wind · high water 17:21
Plan your day
Build a day in Porto Covo
Pick the day, the hour you would leave the apartment and the things you feel like. This works out the order, the walk from the door, who to ring and what is shut.
What do you feel like
Keep out of direct sun between 14:00 and 16:00
- 10:00Beach
Praia dos Buizinhos
~13 min · Rock-framed cove beloved by surfers, snorkellers, and photographers.
- 13:00Lunch
Restaurante Zé Inácio
6 min walk · €€-€€€ · Seafood · Mediterranean · 12h00-15h00 · 19h00-22h00
No reservations. Arrive early
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Now book it
Once the days are shaped, everything that needs a call or a reservation is in one place: what to do in Porto Covo, and how to book it: the island boat, the fort tour, surf lessons, horse riding and the restaurants that take a booking.
Common questions
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What we have learned here
Things worth passing on
Read them allWe live with this village for part of every year, and some of what that teaches you is not written down anywhere. This is the useful half.
Eating cheaply in Porto Covo
Two places, one number that matters, and a Sunday problem. What the price symbols on a listing site will not tell you.
The day to avoid eating out in Porto Covo
Five places shut on a Tuesday, including two of the best-known tables. Both of the cheap options shut on a Sunday. And for nine of them nobody publishes a closing day at all.
Why we built Blue Cove in Porto Covo
A Portuguese family, a long time away, and a village that keeps pulling us home. What we tried to fix, and the one thing we will not take credit for.
Your base in Porto Covo
Stay at Blue Cove
A 3-bedroom apartment with 3 bathrooms and a private heated pool, sleeping 6, 500 m from Praia Grande and 15 minutes from the Rota Vicentina trailhead. Booked directly with Ivy, who confirms every reservation herself.
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