The Lagoa de Albufeira is situated on the western edge of the Setúbal Peninsula, the Arc de Caparica Coast - Espichel, about 20km south of Lisbon. It is a place of unusual beauty, where it combines the sea lagoon and extensive pine forests.The pond has unusual characteristics and excellent for the practice of sport fishing, sailing and windsurfing.
It is formed by two main bodies lagoons connected by a narrow channel, meandering and shallow: the small pond, further inland and less deep and the Lagoa Grande, with maximum depths of about 15m.
