Comporta

The Comporta Coast made much more sense to us once we stopped treating it as a single fashionable village. Across

We nearly treated Setúbal as nothing more than the gateway to the Tróia ferry, and Palmela would have been even

Lisbon to Comporta took us roughly 90 minutes by car when we prioritised the direct route, but we found the

Is Comporta worth visiting? For us, yes, but only if wide Atlantic beaches, quiet villages, rice fields and an unhurried

Alcácer do Sal is worth visiting from Comporta if you want a genuine change from beaches and dunes. Our drive

Sado Estuary dolphins are unusual because the bottlenose dolphins found here are resident rather than seasonal visitors. They live and

Comporta village surprised us with how compact it was. We had expected somewhere closer to a small seaside town, but

Aberta Nova beach suited us when we wanted a quieter, less developed stretch of the Alentejo coast. South of Carvalhal,

I had expected the Comporta rice fields to be attractive scenery on the way to the coast. What I had

Is Carrasqueira Palafitic Pier worth visiting? Yes, especially if you are exploring the Comporta coast and want to see something