{{Short description|Sea beach in Portugal}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{coord|37|05|24.3|N|8|24|45.0|W|type:landmark|display=title}} [[File:Praia da Marinha (2012-09-27), by Klugschnacker in Wikipedia (86).JPG|thumb|270px|Marinha Beach located in [[Caramujeira]], near the city of [[Lagoa, Algarve|Lagoa]], in [[Algarve]] region, [[Portugal]].]] [[File:Praia da Marinha (35518737040).jpg|thumb|right|270px|Panoramic view of the blue sea of Marinha Beach in Caramujeira, [[Lagoa, Algarve]].]] '''Praia da Marinha''' (in [[English language|English]]: ''Navy Beach'' or ''Marinha Beach''<ref>[https://www.travel-in-portugal.com/beaches/praia-da-marinha.htm Travel in Portugal: Marinha Beach (Praia da Marinha)]</ref>) is one of the most emblematic [[beach]]es of [[Portugal]] with a [[hot-summer Mediterranean climate]], located on the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] coast in [[Caramujeira]], part of the [[Lagoa, Portugal|Lagoa Municipality]], [[Algarve]], and considered by the [[Michelin Guide]] as one of the 10 most beautiful beaches in [[Europe]] and as one of the 100 most beautiful beaches in the world.<ref>[http://fugas.publico.pt/Noticias/291139_praia-da-marinha-um-postal-do-sul Público Newspaper], ''Beach of the Navy, a postcard from the South'', Andreia Marques Pereira, 2011.</ref> In 1998, it was also awarded with the distinguished ''"Golden Beach"'' award by the Portuguese [[Ministry for Environment, Spatial Planning and Regional Development|Ministry of the Environment]] because of its outstanding natural qualities. Furthermore, many pictures of this beach have often been used in promotional material and "Guides of Portugal" distributed around the world. The beach itself is fairly small and sandy, and orange limestone cliffs border this famous beach. The beach also has some difficulty to get there, it is a little off the main road and the foot path takes a sharp descent downward.<ref>[https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71X7Rs2JblL.jpg Guide of Portugal], ''DK Eyewitness Travel Guides'', Dorling Kindersley, 2003; {{ISBN|978-0-7894-9423-8}}.</ref>
This beach is not only famous for its [[cliff]]s, but also for the quality of the water. Marinha Beach has often been used by international advertising agencies and by [[television]] producers in advertising campaigns.
In 2018, the US television network [[CNN]] chose Marinha Beach in the Algarve as one of the 20 most beautiful in the world in the category of beaches with cliffs.<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/portugal-algarve/index.html Best Beaches: Portugal's wild coastline beyond the Algarve resorts] in CNN Travel, 12 September 2018.</ref>
In 2019, CNN re-elected Marinha Beach as the Portuguese beach with the award for best spot to visit in September and also as one of the best destinations in the world.<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/travel/best-beaches/praia-da-marinha/ Map of the Best Beaches: Praia da Marinha (Marinha Beach), Algarve, Portugal] in CNN Travel, 2019.</ref>
==Gallery== <gallery> File:Praia da Marinha (2012-09-27), by Klugschnacker in Wikipedia (90).JPG|Marinha Beach File:Praia da Marinha (2012-09-27), by Klugschnacker in Wikipedia (1).JPG|Marinha Beach File:Praia da Marinha (2012-09-27), by Klugschnacker in Wikipedia (26).JPG|Marinha Beach File:Praia da Marinha (2012-09-27), by Klugschnacker in Wikipedia (31).JPG|Marinha Beach File:Praia de Marinha.jpg|Marinha Beach </gallery>
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==See also== {{commons category|Praia da Marinha}} * [[Carvoeiro (Lagoa)]] * [[Lagoa, Algarve]] * [[Tourism in Portugal]]
{{Beaches of the Algarve}}
[[Category:Beaches of Faro District]]