GOING OUT FOR DINNER?
Dinner at Penalva da Graca
WANT TO GO FOR A SWIM?
A busy day during the high season.
WE LOVE RIDING THE TRAM 28
Lisbon's popular Tram 28 is only 3 minutes from Tins Lisbon. Here is all you need to know.
Lisbon Is Europe’s best beach destination
In Lisbon the beach season lasts 12 month!
Avoid popular Carcavelos. Instead, head to the Caparica beaches. They offer more space, sheltered dunes, and better bars. From Tings, it’s faster and more affordable if you are two.
We moved to Lisbon and discovered that some of Europe’s most varied beaches are less than an afternoon away from our neighborhood in Graça. Within an hour we can swap tram bells for wild Atlantic dunes, calm family‑friendly bays or long sandy stretches that feel far away from any capital. For us, that turned Lisbon into the perfect base for Lisbon beach holidays where you never have to choose between city life and the sea.
Over the last 30 years, we’ve slowly built our own “Lisbon beach collection”. We started with the obvious strip between Cais do Sodré and Cascais, but crowded platforms, long walks from Carcavelos station and Tejo‑mixed water felt more like a compromise than the beach days we were dreaming of. So we began exploring further: Caparica’s endless sand, the coves of Arrábida and the 30 km of dunes along Troia, and today these are the places we escape to when we need a break from running Tings Lisbon.
The best beaches to discover in Lisbon
Yes, Lisbon is a beach destination – and you don’t have to travel far from the city centre to feel the sand beneath your toes.
Just opposite the busy Carcavelos, on Tejo River’s southern bank, we have our favorite city beach Covo do Vapor.
With beaches for every occasion, we enjoy beach life almost year-round. We’re always discovering new spots and are happy to share them. If you’re planning a trip to Lisbon and want to combine city life with some beach time, or even a day trip, why not try some of our favorite beaches instead of the crowded and less appealing ones along the coast from Lisbon to Cascais
From Tings Lisbon we usually reach our favorite beaches in 30–90 minutes, depending on how far we want to go and which mood we’re in. For Caparica, we often just grab an Uber or Bolt—rides are normally around 15–20 € one way—which is easier and often better value than trains and buses.
When we want a “big” Lisbon beach holiday day, we take public transport and the ferry to Setúbal and cross to Troia, trading a bit of time for a very special stretch of dunes and almost‑empty sand. That mix of everyday beaches and special‑occasion trips is exactly what we love sharing with our guests.
Praia Bella Vista: Getting there & costs
More about our Lisbon Beach Life
If you like how we do the beach here in Lisbon, you might enjoy the other stories from our Lisbon beach life series:
Lisbon is Europe’s best beach destination – Lisbon beach holidays from Tings Lisbon.
Beach or City Life? Lisbon Has the Best of Both – how we mix beaches with food, culture and family‑friendly Lisbon.
Cova do Vapor – Our Favorite City Beach in Lisbon – the small fisherman village where we feel far from town in under an hour.
Troia Beach – 30 km of Bounty Sand Near Lisbon – our “special day out” with dunes, dolphins and long walks.
Our Day at the Beach – one of our typical Caparica beach days, done as if we were guests at Tings Lisbon.
