Praia da Balbina Snorkeling

South of Lisbon and east of Portimao in the Algarve, the snorkeling at Praia da Balbina is very popular with local snorkelers. Balbina Beach is located just east of Villa Gale. In addition to Praia da Balbina, there are several cove beaches nearby to the east that are worth snorkeling including Praia do Evaristo, Praia do Castelo and Praia da Mare das Porcas.

Overall, Praia da Balbina is the 4th most popular snorkel dive spot of all 15 snorkeling dives in Portugal. Several of the better snorkeling spots are nearby Praia da Balbina including Praia da Rocha, Praia da Mare das Porcas, Praia de Sao Rafael, Praia das Fontainhas, Praia do Paraiso, Praia do Vale Covo, Praia do Carvalho, .