Arrifana -Carrapateira

About this hike

Leaving Arrifana’s beach‑break waves behind, hikers wind over eroded black schist headlands and vast juniper dunes toward Praia da Bordeira, where lagoons mirror turquoise skies. Crossing a wooden footbridge, the route climbs to Carrapateira, a sleepy village famed for goat cheese and wind‑carved cliffs, with bird‑rich marismas along the way.