Lagoa Cove (''Enseada da Lagoa'') or Lagoa Beach (''Praia da Lagoa'' in
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, lit. "Lagoon Beach") is an extensive crescent-shaped
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Póvoa de Varzim
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Lagoa Cove is located near Novotel Vermar, and there are beach bars all year-long, namely ''Bar da Praia'' and other bars. The beach is very popular in the summer, but very calm during winter. The beach has white sand and no or very few rocks, during low tide, some immerse rocks become islets.
References
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Beaches of Póvoa de Varzim
Coves
Bays of Portugal