Barreta Island

Barreta Island (Portuguese: Ilha da Barreta) is an island in Algarve, Portugal, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) long and 50 to 600 metres (160 to 1,970 ft) wide.

Barreta is also known as Deserta, Deserted Island or Santa Maria Cape Island. It is one of the more isolated islands in Algarve.

Access to the island is possible by a public ferry line everyday, all year round. It can also be reached by renting or owning a boat. In this island is located the southernmost point of continental Portugal, Cabo de Santa Maria.

A beach on the island is used by naturists.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "As melhores praias para nudistas em Portugal". Sábado (in Portuguese). 29 July 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.

36°58′12″N 7°55′26″W / 36.970°N 7.924°W / 36.970; -7.924

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