Long before it was officially voted as Europe’s top beach destination, Marinha Beach was an unsung favourite of the Portuguese people and their confetti-coloured sun umbrellas.
For good reason, one glimpse is enough to make you dig out your passport and fly to the Algarve tomorrow.
So it’s no wonder that Marinha Beach became the poster beach for all promotional material on the Algarve once Portugal’s tourism boom began.
It went from being secret to sensational in a matter of years.