In Tobago you will find many scenic Beaches, Bays and Ports.  The island’s main city of Scarborough is the main drop off point for the ferry service and shuttles, along with the cruise port of the island.  Shops and restaurants fill downtown here, and is the starting point for exploring the rest of the island.

 There are numerous picture perfect beaches on the island of Tobago.  One of the most famous and popular beach, Pigeon Point has gained most of is popularity due to its powder white sands.  Here you can walk among the numerous food stands, watersports kiosks, picnic table and locals selling their arts and crafts.  This beach is very tourist-friendly, and has many facilities such as gift shops, restrooms with showers, small restaurants and a bandstand for live entertainment.  Here you can also sign up for snorkeling excursions that leave from the beach.

 More north from Pigeon Point, you will find many Bays and Beaches, among them are:  Back Bay, which is great for snorkeling and surfing; Great Courland Bay, which is known for the turtles that nest nearby; Englishman’s Bay, is known as the ‘deserted paradise’ of the area, where you can literally get away from it all; Man-O-War Bay, where you can watch the fishermen from the nearby town of Charlottesville fish, and then sell their catch of the day; and couples can find pink sands in a secluded beach at Lovers’ Beach, which is only accessible by boat.

 Charlotte Bay is where you can go off the beaten path.  This small fishing village is located on the northeastern coast along a beautiful stretch of sand and is ideal for diving.  This town is very laid back, and you will usually see the locals just sitting on the pier, beer in hand, listing to reggae and chatting with locals and visitors alike.

 Once a military base, Fort King George offers spectacular views of the ocean and port from its location atop a cliff.  Located here is a small museum which displays weapons, idols and other artifacts from the native Amerindian people.  Along with a fine arts center that displays local artists’ latest works.

 If you are looking for a scenic, relaxing beach, go to Store Bay.  This 640-ft. stretch is ideal for swimming with warm water and gentle currents year round.  There are also many comfortable facilities on the beach, such as changing rooms with showers, seating, local food vendors, and lifeguards that relaxingly police the area.

 Portugal, near the end of Europe on its southwestern tip, is a place of beauty and history.  This area is prone to sudden fogs and blustery sea breezes, which just add to the beauty of the plateau, and make this area a top destination for striking beaches in Europe. 

 The 60-mile coastline of Algarve offers beaches that range from calm shallows to thunderous surf.  And mass tourism has just grown yearly since the 1970’s, and the region’s strip shows it with a large group of towering hotels, pizzerias and Irish pubs.

 The Ria de Alvor offers shallows in its blue lagoon.  On the edge of the Ria de Alvor you will find the town of Alvor, where what was once a quaint fishing village, is now a bustling tourist center, full of great restaurants serving the best freshly caught fish, such as bream, bass and cuttlefish.  Her you will see a ride array of people ranging from bathers of the sea to yachtsmen, and old men hunting shellfish at low tide.

 The four-mile crescent of Meia Praia is where you will find a beautiful stretch of white sand curving toward the city of Lagos.  As the port where the Portuguese explorers set out for their first voyages down the coast of Africa, Lagos is full of locals and tourists alike, and where you will find narrow streets filled with youthful, bar-hopping crowds in the summer nights, partly due to the fact it plays host as a base camp for surfing trips in the summer.  But Lagos is not only for the young partying crowd, but is also rich with culture, with a wide spectrum of art galleries and open air concerts, along with beautiful architecture.  The food here is also something to experience, as the Portuguese are known for eating more fish than any other Europeans.  The resorted market hall offers freshly caught seafood from tiny sardines and baby squid to the great silver scabbard fish or large tuna.  Some of the more popular of hotels in Lagos are MarinaClub, The Tivoli, and The Casa da Moura.

 South from Lagos is where you will find Costa d’Oiro, also known as the golden coast.  This string of sandy coves is an ideal spot for romantic sunsets and walks amongst the saltwater caves and unusual rock formations.

 Farther west is the beach at Martinhal, just before Sagres.  Here the coast gets progressively wider, and you will come across this beach, which rises to a mountainous sand dune.  This spot is popular for windsurfers looking for a challenge with the powerful southwesterlies of the area.  And from here you can climb down the steps that are cut into the cliffs to the Praia do Beliche, a wide triangle of pale sand that is sheltered from the wind by the twin capes of Sagres and Saint Vincent.  In Sagres, some of the more popular lodging is Pousada do Infante, or the more rural Monte Velhho Nature Resort or Muxima.

 If you are looking for the more remote and undeveloped beaches of Portugal, travel to the North of Sagres to the coast, where you will also find some of Europe’s Best beaches for surfing.