Porto Covo
Porto Covo is one of the two civil parishes (freguesias) in the municipality of Sines. It is located in the western coast of Portugal, about 170 km south of Lisbon and is well known for its beaches. The name "Porto Covo" probably means Port of the covos, where a covo is a kind of fishing net for capturing lobsters and crabs.
Porto Covo has 48.73 km2 of area and about 1,400 inhabitants as of 2008 (Population density: 22.9 hab/km2). It is located at the coast, about 13 km south of the port of Sines. Since 1990, it has become a popular destination for tourism due to its beaches (many of them being only small coves between rocks), natural beauty and fine dining. During the summer the population almost increases tenfold with people coming from all over the country to their vacation homes, rented apartments and campgrounds. Pessegueiro Island, with its fort, geographically departs from the territory of the freguesia of Porto Covo.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porto_Covo - 20.11.2008
Porto Covo
With gentle shades, too, the sun enriches the picture of the landscape.
How good, that there is not only light and dark.