Praia da Armação
Praia da Armação
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Kevin F
Isle of Wight, UK130 contributions
Nov 2014 • Couples
Overall, a wonderful place to holiday and relax. Well worth a visit but choose your location carefully. The beach stretches in a wide curve for about 2 miles and basically the further you are from the town centre by the church square, the quieter it gets. Watch out if you rent a beach house close to the town centre - lots of night-time activity, not all of it too enjoyable. Fine if you like skateboarding, dog-fighting, kids hanging out and vomiting, overt drug-dealing. Keep at least 300m from the town centre and you should be fine in one of the many poussadas, beach houses. You can get some great rental deals on beach-houses, especially if you are a group of 6 or more. The buses to and from the resort are frequent and reliable, shops are plentiful, not too many restaurants but a couple of good cheap ones by the beach. Good for watersports, para-gliding, weather and fun. Buy cheap fish from the fisherman in the morning - very nice. Watch out for jellyfish, when it's cloudy - they don't like the sun! no mosquitos in November, too windy. But the weather is perfect 25-28degrees.
Written November 25, 2014
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Fabian B
Soenderborg, Denmark149 contributions
Jan 2019 • Family
Armação is very nice for kids because there are almost no waves . The main problem is the infrastructure of the city: in January normally you have days without water at the rental houses . It is also a nightmare to find supermarkets without big lines .
Written January 7, 2019
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Fabian B
Soenderborg, Denmark149 contributions
Jan 2018 • Family
The beach is nice with a beautiful view of he island Feia and Itacolomy .when sky is clean you can also see the city of Picarras, Barra Velha and São Francisco. Sometimes the sand is very dirty and looks like the frequency of sand cleanliness is not enough. Since the beach has mariscos plantation sometimes water is also dirty full of sea grass
Written January 5, 2018
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Ricardo A
Cotia, SP232 contributions
Jan 2024 • Family
Stinky beach, full of dead fish. Fish of various sizes. Beach with many stones in the sand. Algae, all bad things, but the worst thing was the smell of dead fish. If you are thinking about going to a beach and then going to Beto Carrero, you will regret it.
Written January 19, 2024
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Annette W
Las Vegas, NV7 contributions
Mar 2016 • Family
Armacao de Itapocoroy is my favorite beach , for many years we come here and love it ! The bay allows great swimming ... it is a wonderful place to learn it , if you don't know it already ... Sun and long walks along the white sand beach , your feet refreshing in the water ... great swimming - Great Family Place !!! - The main avenues run behind the first and second row of houses along the beach, so the beach is safe for children to play and everyone to enjoy it , there are no cars or motorcycles ... no noise ... just the waves of the sea ... The green trees lining the beach offer a beautiful lush natural setting ... You can swim far into the sea , no danger ... Great for relaxing , canoeing , boating , sailing ... swimming ... walking ... fishing ...
Make sure to walk all the way to the middle of the bay , passing the Big Rock called "Fortaleza" directly on the beach ... You can climb it easily but pay attention not to slip ! The beach is very different if you walk to the right - or the left - side of the Fortaleza as you will see ...
I do recommend taking some time off just to relax and reload your energy !
If you want , you can visit the Park Beto Carrero World for 1 day , they have many attractions there ... Visits are free on your birthday ;-) ...
The Pier is close to the fishermens village , a colourful place at the east end of the beach , with colorful fisher-boats dancing on the waves ... They will bring in the fresh catch of the day , just watch them came back from the sea ...
We recommend the restaurant "Pirao d'agua" close to the little white church on top of the hill close to the fishermens village ... Great seafood , traditional from the Azores ... Wonderful @ sunset ... - Another great place to have a sun-set time dinner is the " Petisqueira do Alirio" , with generous big plates of very fresh seafood ... Close to the Pier , and also the fishermen village ...
Enjoy watching the sun setting on the beautiful sea of the bay ... it's magical ...
Hope you'll enjoy it !
Make sure to walk all the way to the middle of the bay , passing the Big Rock called "Fortaleza" directly on the beach ... You can climb it easily but pay attention not to slip ! The beach is very different if you walk to the right - or the left - side of the Fortaleza as you will see ...
I do recommend taking some time off just to relax and reload your energy !
If you want , you can visit the Park Beto Carrero World for 1 day , they have many attractions there ... Visits are free on your birthday ;-) ...
The Pier is close to the fishermens village , a colourful place at the east end of the beach , with colorful fisher-boats dancing on the waves ... They will bring in the fresh catch of the day , just watch them came back from the sea ...
We recommend the restaurant "Pirao d'agua" close to the little white church on top of the hill close to the fishermens village ... Great seafood , traditional from the Azores ... Wonderful @ sunset ... - Another great place to have a sun-set time dinner is the " Petisqueira do Alirio" , with generous big plates of very fresh seafood ... Close to the Pier , and also the fishermen village ...
Enjoy watching the sun setting on the beautiful sea of the bay ... it's magical ...
Hope you'll enjoy it !
Written April 22, 2016
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Rub'z Schmidt
Burnham, UK630 contributions
Feb 2016 • Friends
It is a very popular beach frequented mainly by the native residents and a few turist as well due the theme park Beto Carrero World!!! Taste the local mussels is a must!!!
Written March 1, 2016
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Ricardo A
Brasilia, DF1,116 contributions
Feb 2016 • Family
It's a very calm Beach, in a cul-de-sac, with hotels, restaurant of seafood, camping area and many fishing boats.
Written February 29, 2016
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Joanna F
Paraguay123 contributions
Feb 2016 • Family
more like and estuary than a beach, but nice to walk in the evening along the pathway bordering the edge, with lighting and some local craftspeople making and selling their crafts. Five or six restaurants are along the road, and there is a tranquil neighborly atmosphere of locals and tourists visiting. many small wooden traditional fishing vessels are moored in the bay, giving an air of olden times...
Written February 13, 2016
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Linhares33
Niteroi, RJ28 contributions
Jan 2016 • Family
The sea is perfect for kids and the temperature of water is delicious. But leave water and food because is difficult by something there.
Written January 28, 2016
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Bruna
Gaspar, SC1,462 contributions
Jul 2024 • Solo
I have been on this beach for more than 20 years, I come back whenever I can. The beach has a kiosk that opens in the high season and some holidays in the middle of the year. Of course there's always the fishermen pulling the net in front of the Camping.
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Written July 21, 2024
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Hola quiero alquilar una vivienda permanente para ir a vivir allí con mi marido brasileño..yocsoyvargentina..
Que precios y disponibilidad tieben?
Written February 6, 2021
Olá, gostaria de saber se tem alguma trilha, coisas assim para fazer.
Written January 9, 2019
Eu não fui. Mas me informaram que na Lagoa do Peri existe uma trilha (inclusive bem grande, cerca de 2h de ida + 2h de volta) que chega até uma cachoeira muito grande. O rapaz do estacionamento da Lagoa do Peri quem comentou. A lagoa também é gostosa, água limpa e bem quente no verão.
Written January 9, 2019
Olá, gostaria de saber se tem alguma opção de passeio saindo da praia de armação para a ilha do Campeche?
Written July 15, 2018
Olá,acredito que não tenha passeios saindo dali pois pelo que vi a região e bem nativa de pessoas que vivem ali da pesca muitos barcos mais todos que vimos de pesca se encontrar provavelmente será só particular de algum pescador mesmo pelo menos em armação onde estávamos foi o que pude observar.
Written July 16, 2018
Ola boa noite sou de Sao Paulo e pretendo conhecer a cidade de Penha SC e vou com minha van gostaria de saber se tem alguma fiscalizaçao que proibe a van de circula na cidade obrigado
Written November 28, 2017
Não tenho certeza, mas acredito que não tenha problemas
Written November 30, 2017
Vou ficar hospedada na praia de Armação. Como eu faço para ir do aeroporto de navegantes ate Armação?
Written August 14, 2017
Geralmente os hotéis têm serviços de traslado. Ou pode pegar um taxi no aeroporto
Written November 30, 2017
hola, estare de vacaciones con mi familia en febrero (semana de carnaval), cual de todas las playas de Penha me recomiendan para hospedarme?. hay mucha gente para esa época?. gracias
Written August 13, 2017
Buen dia, es la primera vez que iria para esas playas, tendre vacasiones en Julio alguien me podria ayudar que temperatura hace en esa epoca, que playa tiene las aguas mas calidas,si hay donde comer y donde me podria alojar, les agradeseria mucho sus comentarios
Written January 23, 2016
A Água com certeza estará fria. Existem muitas opções de restaurantes na região. Não se preocupe!
Written September 3, 2016
Como é a praia da armação em sc? É aconselhavel para crianças? Boa para banho?
Written July 16, 2015
Olá Rosa Maria, a Praia de Armação está localizada numa baía, com isso não tem formação de correntes e as ondas são bastante calmas. Olhando de frente para a praia, à sua direita fica o cultivo de mariscos, que deixa a praia feia, mas não suja. Em decorrência da lua, como em qualquer praia do mundo, pode haver uma alteração na formação de ondas, mas no geral a praia é calma e segura. Tenho uma filha e 6 sobrinhos que foram criados nadando nessa praia e nunca houve problema. Ficar de olho nas crianças é de praxe, pois até mesmo numa lagoa pode haver um incidente. Mas a praia, volto a afirmar, é muito boa, calma e tranquila. Recomendo.
Written July 20, 2015
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