{"id":65203,"date":"2026-05-18T00:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T23:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ericeiramag.pt\/?p=65203\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T11:51:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:51:21","slug":"mafra-coastline-recognised-for-bathing-water-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ericeiramag.pt\/en\/mafra-coastline-recognised-for-bathing-water-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Mafra Coastline Recognised for Bathing Water Quality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photography:<\/strong> M\u00e1rcio Barreira<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The National Association for Nature Conservation Quercus awarded seven beaches along the coastline of Mafra\u2019s Municipality with the \u201cGold Quality Beach\u201d distinction.<\/p>\n<p>For the 2026 bathing season, Quercus has given 434 beaches across Portugal this gold status. In Mafra, the beaches Algodio\/Norte, Baleia\/Sul, Coxos, Foz do Lizandro \u2013 Mar, Porto da Calada, Ribeira d\u2019Ilhas, and S\u00e3o Louren\u00e7o are on the list.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>one of the region\u2019s key natural assets<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The assessment is based on official public information and exclusive analyses carried out in the laboratories of the Regional Hydrographic Administrations. This means excellent water quality, certain bacteria values \u200b\u200bbelow the set limits and no incidents, warnings against bathing, bathing prohibitions, or temporary beach closures.<\/p>\n<p>The recognition highlights Mafra\u2019s Atlantic coastline, shaped by nature, World Surfing Reserve and the coastal landscape, as one of the region\u2019s key natural assets, alongside ongoing efforts in bathing safety and environmental protection.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ericeiramag.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/praia_do_sul_-_ericeira-e1559906572255.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33734 size-full colorbox-65203\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ericeiramag.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/praia_do_sul_-_ericeira-e1559906572255.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1050\" height=\"703\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seven beaches awarded with the \u201cGold Quality Beach\u201d distinction.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":26264,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-society","category-uncategorized-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - 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