The name means ‘little kisses’, and the beach is scaled to match — a small cove on the Carvoeiro coast, hemmed in by the same honey-coloured rock that made its neighbours famous, without ever making the postcard racks itself. Carvoeiro’s headline beaches absorb the crowds; Beijinhos is what’s left over, and what’s left over is quietly excellent: golden cliffs, a modest pocket of sand, clear water.
Being small cuts both ways. At low water it’s an intimate, sheltered cove; as the tide comes in the sand shrinks fast, and on a busy summer day there simply isn’t much of it to share. This is a beach to time, not to camp on.
When to go: low tide, full stop — check the tables before you commit. Mornings are quietest; late light does what it always does to Lagoa sandstone, which is set it glowing.
Who it’s for: people staying in Carvoeiro who want a cove off the main drag; photographers collecting the coast’s smaller frames; couples. Not for anyone who measures a beach in square metres of towel space — the big-sand options are minutes away.
About This Spot
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General AreaNear Carvoeiro, Lagoa
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Coverage BadgeArchive
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Difficulty2 Moderate
Getting There & Access
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Access TermsFree Public
Photography Notes
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ConditionsA small cove that loses most of its sand at high tide — time a visit for the low.
