Bathing region · Portugal
Algarve
Algarve has 108 officially assessed bathing waters, 100 of them currently rated excellent water quality by the EEA (last updated July 2026).
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The Algarve has 108 bathing sites, of which 107 have been officially assessed. 100 out of 107 are rated excellent, and 7 are rated good. The region is shaped by 103 coastal sites, complemented by 3 transitional waters, 1 river and 1 lake. This makes the Algarve one of the top-rated bathing regions in Europe by water quality. All assessed sites can be found on nextlake.eu, including details on water quality classification and site type.