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A beach in Portugal has been selected as the best in Europe.

The municipal council of Aljezur has suspended the ongoing tender process for surf school licenses after severe coastal erosion significantly reduced usable beach areas. The decision follows a meeting held The post Aljezur suspends new surf permits due to severe beach erosion appeared first on Portugal Resident.


Most incidents were due to mass movements (landslides and collapses), with the municipality of Aljezur being the most affected.

Foreign nationals who were operating on Praia do Amado, in Aljezur, are being held in pre-trial detention. They were arrested by the GNR (National Republican Guard), which seized bales of hashish, three military-grade weapons and loaded magazines.

Foreign defendants unloaded 25 bales of hashish and were part of a ten-person group.

Caught on Amado Beach, Carrapateira, in July 2025.

Home News Algarve road reopens to traffic Algarve road reopens to traffic The section of the National Road (EN) 120 in Odeceixe, Aljezur municipality, Algarve, which had been closed to traffic since March, has now reopened.
