"Fort-Mahon-Plage Fort-Mahon-Plage is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The commune is situated on the coast of the English Channel and endowed with a sandy beach and massive sand dunes, Fort-Mahon-Plage attracts many tourists, especially during the summer and at the weekends. Thanks to investment and the fact the town meets many environmental criteria, the town is officially classified (since 2006), as a “station balnéaire”. Fort-Mahon-Plage is not a very old town. It seems certain that it did not exist before the 18th century, except, of course, the superb sand dunes and the sea. Then"
"Praia da Granja Praia da Granja is a FEE Blue Flag beach located in the Northwest of Portugal, and belongs to the Vila Nova de Gaia municipality, Porto District. This place is also located in the town of São Félix da Marinha . The northern boundary of the beach is bordered by the Ribeira da Granja. The word Granja means Farm. The geographical location of Granja came from a Bishop Farm situated there in 1758. It belonged at that time to the ""Crúzios"" Monks and Priests. They used it on hot days as a place to rest and introspect. Portuguese"
"a neighborhood. North of Praia dos Ingleses, is Praia Brava, and south, Praia do Santinho, also in Ingleses do Rio Vermelho district. Praia dos Ingleses means ""Beach of the Englishmen”in Portuguese. The beach's name is due to an English ship that ran aground there. There are two theories about the ship's fate. The first says that she floated and went her way, leaving some of the crew on the island. The other says that it sank. Praia dos Ingleses Praia dos Ingleses ( ""Beach of the Englishmen"") is a beach located in the neighborhood of Ingleses do Rio Vermelho, in"
"Praia dos Ingleses Praia dos Ingleses ( ""Beach of the Englishmen"") is a beach located in the neighborhood of Ingleses do Rio Vermelho, in the north of the Santa Catarina Island 31 km from the Centro downtown district of Florianópolis the capital of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. The beach is 4.83 km long, open ocean, blue warm water, the right side of the beach has calm water ideal for taking children and the elderly and on the other side, the waves are strong and conducive to surfing, bodyboarding and Standup paddleboarding. And a lot of sand where sandboarding"
"Placer (geography) Placer ( or ""pracel"") is a term used by Spanish and Portuguese navigators and cartographers to refer to a certain kind of submerged bank or reef. Commonly the bottom of such a reef is sandy, but there are some where the bottom is muddy or stoney. Although most reefs designated as placer are flat and shallow, exceptionally there are some that do not share those characteristics and are known as ""placer acantilado"". A placer usually provides an anchorage for seagoing vessels. Spanish navigator and explorer Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa commented that ""placer"" likely originated as a term derived"
"local people refer to these beaches as ""La Mansa"" (which means mild, gentle) and ""La Brava"" (which for maritime context indicates a very rough sea) respectively, because of the similarities of conditions with Playa Mansa and Playa Brava on either side of Punta del Este. The ""Brava"" beach is usually preferred in the morning and at noon in the summer, while in the afternoon the wind usually blows east and swimmers move to the ""Mansa"" beach and to the rocks around the west side of Punta Colorada, where there are natural sandy pools sheltered from the wind. Brava beach is"
"Playa de Las Teresitas The Playa de Las Teresitas is a beach north of the village of San Andrés municipality of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in Tenerife, Spain. Originally the beach consisted of mostly rocks and a small strip of black sand. It was divided into three distinct parts that had different names: Tras la Arena which was the original, Los Moros in the middle, and finally the area bounded by the ravine of Las Teresas. In 1973, 270,000 tons of white sand was shipped from Spanish Sahara (now Western Sahara, part of the Sahara Desert) to create an artificial"
"dunes separating the Ingleses Beach (English Beach) from the Santinho Beach are natural attractions not to be missed. The practice of sand board is quite common there, a sport created in Florianópolis, which consists of sliding down the dunes on a board, engaging or not in radical manoeuvres. To practice it, one must have a lot of balance and rent a board. Those looking for a different outing can go on a trek of over the dunes. Armação Beach (""Praia da Armação"") The Sant'Anna Church, built by the Armação fishing company, is part of the beach's history. It was from"
"Praia Praia (, lit. ""beach"", in both Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole), is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde, an island nation in the Atlantic Ocean west of Senegal. It lies on the southern coast of Santiago island in the Sotavento Islands group. It is the island's ferry port and is home to one of the nation’s four international airports. The city centre is known as ""Plateau"" due to its location on a small plateau. Praia is a centre of commerce, government and education, and a port that ships coffee, sugar cane, and tropical fruits. It is the"
"mainly in consonant clusters ending in , as in the words ""obrigado"", ""thank you"" (originarily from ""obliged [in honorably serving my Sir]""); ""praia"", ""beach""; ""prato"", ""plate"" or ""dish""; ""branco"", ""white""; ""prazer"", ""pleasure""; ""praça"", ""square"". Compare Spanish ""obligado"" (obliged), ""playa, plato, blanco, placer, plaza"" from Latin ""obligatus, plagia, platus, blancus"" (Germanic origin), ""placere"" (verb), ""platea"". In contemporary Brazilian Portuguese, rhotacism of in the syllable coda is characteristic of the Caipira dialect; further rhotacism in the nationwide vernacular includes ""planta"", ""plant"", as , ""lava"", ""lava"", as (then homophonous with ""larva"", worm/maggot), ""lagarto"", ""lizard"", as (in dialects with guttural coda ""r"" instead of"
"Balneario A balneario is an Iberian and Latin American seaside resort town, although they may also occur along great lakes, rivers and at hot springs. In Spain, balneario typically only refers to spa town resorts. Whatever the case, these resorts offer recreation, sports, entertainment, food, hospitality and safety services, retail and cultural events. These balneario towns are characterized by being flooded by masses of tourists during the summer seasons. The word ""Balneario"" comes from Latin ""balnearĭus"" and initially from Greek ""balneae"" from Greek βαλανεῖον ""balaneion"". Balnearios may be as simple as a beach or as complex as a planned city."
"Miami Platja Miami Platja (; literally ""Miami Beach"") is a coastal resort about 30 km south of Tarragona, in southern Catalonia. It forms part of the municipality of Mont-roig del Camp, some 20 km away, although it is contiguous with the of the municipality of Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant, just the other side of the river Llastres. It consists mainly of holiday apartments and villas, with few hotels. A large area between the coast road and railway and the two motorways further inland is filled with holiday homes built in rows along unnecessarily wide bare streets. ""Mapa Comarcal de"
"As Catedrais beach As Catedrais beach translates as 'Beach of the Cathedrals'. It is the turistic name of Praia de Augas Santas (in Galician language : 'Beach of the Holy Waters'). The Spanish beach is located in the Ribadeo municipality, in the province of Lugo (Galicia), on the Cantabric coast, and it lies about ten kilometres to the west from the town of Ribadeo. Its name is derived from the formations of its cliffs. It has been declared a Natural Monument by the regional Ministry for the Environment of the Xunta de Galicia. The place's more characteristic features are its"
"Praia da Rocha Praia da Rocha (English: ""Rock Beach"") is a beach and built up area on the Atlantic Ocean in the southern section of the concelho of Portimão, Algarve, southern Portugal. Nearby Praia dos Tres Castelos beach is well known for the bizarre and dramatic limestone rock formations that stand along the water. In some places, the cliffs are sheer and drop straight down to the beach, but in others, erosion has left fanciful shapes likened to castles or pyramids. The beach soccer tournament, Mundialito de Futebol de Praia, which hosts some of the world's best national teams, took"
"further development. Aguçadoura Beach Aguçadoura Beach (""Praia da Aguçadoura"" in Portuguese) is a very wide and extensive white sand beach of Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. It is located in the parish of Aguçadoura. Aguçadoura is popular among Northern Portuguese and Northern Spanish surfers and the world's first commercial wave farm is located in front of Aguçadoura beach, at the Aguçadora Wave Park. The beach is notable for its sand dunes, a reminder of the beaches of the city before the urbanization and farming. The remaining dunes, that are still several, are protected by the city council and Municipal Director Plan"
"Catalunya"", Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya, Barcelona, 2004 Miami Platja Miami Platja (; literally ""Miami Beach"") is a coastal resort about 30 km south of Tarragona, in southern Catalonia. It forms part of the municipality of Mont-roig del Camp, some 20 km away, although it is contiguous with the of the municipality of Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant, just the other side of the river Llastres. It consists mainly of holiday apartments and villas, with few hotels. A large area between the coast road and railway and the two motorways further inland is filled with holiday homes built in rows along"
"Aguçadoura Beach Aguçadoura Beach (""Praia da Aguçadoura"" in Portuguese) is a very wide and extensive white sand beach of Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. It is located in the parish of Aguçadoura. Aguçadoura is popular among Northern Portuguese and Northern Spanish surfers and the world's first commercial wave farm is located in front of Aguçadoura beach, at the Aguçadora Wave Park. The beach is notable for its sand dunes, a reminder of the beaches of the city before the urbanization and farming. The remaining dunes, that are still several, are protected by the city council and Municipal Director Plan (PDM) from"
"Mexico's Acapulco and Puerto Vallarta are balneario city-destinations, for example, while Chile's San Alfonso del Mar is a more planned resort community and its Viña del Mar a city that also happens to be a balneario. Balnearios are characterized by having beaches, hot climates, being seasonal destinations, attracting foreign tourists, and having boom periods surrounding festivals. The word comes from Spanish, and the difference between a """"playa"" (beach) and a balneario is the services provided at the balneario. A beach is simply a stretch of shoreline, usually sandy, while a balneario has amenities. It is a specific recreational destination with"
"are no lifeguards on this beach. Playa Dorada is literally translated as The Golden Beach, and is to the east of the town centre. The sea around Playa Dorada is generally very calm because it is encased within a manmade cove. It is a 10-minute walk from the centre of Playa Blanca and is well served by shops and cafes att Centro Comercial Papagayo behind it. This is the most popular beach in Playa Blanca for enjoying water based activities. Banana boats, pedalos and parascending are available here. There are lifeguards on this beach Perhaps the most well known of"
"features such as bathrooms, lifeguards, changing rooms, and picnic tables. Balneario A balneario is an Iberian and Latin American seaside resort town, although they may also occur along great lakes, rivers and at hot springs. In Spain, balneario typically only refers to spa town resorts. Whatever the case, these resorts offer recreation, sports, entertainment, food, hospitality and safety services, retail and cultural events. These balneario towns are characterized by being flooded by masses of tourists during the summer seasons. The word ""Balneario"" comes from Latin ""balnearĭus"" and initially from Greek ""balneae"" from Greek βαλανεῖον ""balaneion"". Balnearios may be as simple"
"Štrand Štrand () is a popular beach on the Danube river in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located near the Liberty Bridge, in the city quarter known as Liman. Štrand was built back in 1911, as a beach for local people; later it was expanded several times. Its name derives from the German word ""Strand"", meaning simply ""beach"" (In German, an initial ""s"" is usually pronounced as ""sh"" when it comes before a consonant, as in the Yiddish-English ""shtick"", thus, the Serbian ""š"" correctly bears a diacritic reflecting this). The word for this place became popular in modern times"
"las Tortugas"" and ""Placer de los Siete Hermanos"" have become obsolete or have been superseded by English terms. Still, many other ""placeres"" mentioned in 19th-century Spanish Navigation Instruction Manuals were not even named. Not all ""placeres"" are in the open sea; the ""Isla Cangrejos"" in the Orinoco Delta was described as having a ""placer"" that stretched from its NE point composed of ground-coffee coloured hard sand. Placer (geography) Placer ( or ""pracel"") is a term used by Spanish and Portuguese navigators and cartographers to refer to a certain kind of submerged bank or reef. Commonly the bottom of such a"
"Praia da Calheta The Calheta Beach is a beach located near the town Calheta, on the island of Madeira, Portugal. Praia da Calheta is one of the few sandy beaches of Madeira, with sand imported from North Africa. However, these sand-imports were quite controversial, as the sand was taken from Western Sahara, a Non-Self Governing Territory which has been largely occupied by Morocco since 1975. The imports are considered to be a violation of international law, as the consent of the people of the territory is required in the exploitation of the territory’s resources. The Madeira officials have neglected to"
"Santa = Saint), ""puisi"" (from poesia = poetry), ""keju"" (from queijo = cheese), ""mentega"" (from manteiga = butter), ""serdadu"" (from soldado = soldier), ""meski"" (from mas que = although), ""kamar"" (from câmara = room), ""laguna"" (from laguna = lagoon), ""lelang"" (from leilão = auction), ""persero"" (from parceiro = company), ""markisa"" (from maracujá = passion fruit), ""limau"" (from limão = lemon), ""kartu"" (from cartão = card), ""Inggris"" (from inglês = English), ""Sabtu"" (from sábado = Saturday), ""Minggu"" (from domingo = Sunday), etc. The former colonial power, the Netherlands, left a sizable amount of vocabulary that can be seen in words such"
"proprietors of guest house businesses and establishments generally, the appointment represents an important source of income “equivalent to a whole summer”. Mundaka wave The Mundaka wave, at Mundaka in the Basque Country, northern Spain, is a surfing location considered one of the best lefts of the world. Huge swells roll in from the Bay of Biscay and slam into the rocky coastline of the Basque Country. The estuary at Mundaka has created a perfect sandbar which forms hollow waves that can be watched from the town's harbor wall. Mundaka was formerly one of the sites of the World Championship Tour"
"Playalinda Beach (Florida) Playalinda Beach (Playa Linda - Spanish for ""beautiful beach"") is a beach located on Florida's east coast in Canaveral National Seashore. Playalinda is considered a surfing location by many of the locals. Playalinda is accessible from Titusville, Florida. The beach is open to the public daily between 6:00 am to 6:00 pm year round. Access to the beach may be closed periodically in preparation for rocket launches from Cape Canaveral or the Kennedy Space Center, which are just south of Playalinda Beach. Canaveral National Seashore has concurrent jurisdiction with both the state of Florida and its counties"
"Redonda Beach Redonda Beach or ""Praia Redonda"" in Portuguese, meaning Round, is a beach on the southwestern coast of Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. It is adjacent to Passeio Alegre, in Póvoa de Varzim City Center. The Avenida dos Banhos runs alongside the beach, and the Diana Bar beach library, a nightclub and Café Guarda-sol are located on the beach. The beach has medium sand and little granitic gneiss, typical rocky outcrops on Póvoa de Varzim coastline, the largest concentration is Carvalhido outcrop, which serves as the north limit of the beach. Salgueira Beach is located to"
"Cala Pada Cala Pada is a beach on the south east seaboard of the Spanish island of Ibiza. It is in the municipality of Santa Eulària des Riu and is east of the town of Santa Eulària des Riu, and south west of the beach resort of Es Canar. ""Cala Pada"" beach is a broad sandy stretch of beach backed by a wood of pine and juniper trees. The offshore reefs protect the bay from the sea, making it popular with the island's windsurfers when the south wind blows. From the beach there are views to several small offshore islands"
"Beach fale A beach fale is a simple thatched hut in Samoa. Beach fales are also common in other parts of Polynesia. They have become popular in tourism as a low budget accommodation situated by the coast, built with a few posts, no walls and a thatched roof with a round or oval shape. The word ""fale"" (pronounced fah-leh) is the Samoan word for any type of building. A similar word is used in other Polynesian languages, similar to whare in the Maori language. In Samoan architecture, these simple huts are called ""faleo'o"" in the Samoan language. They are common"
"of the Santa Lucía River. The Rambla is an avenue that goes along the entire coastline of Montevideo. The literal meaning of the Spanish word ""rambla"" is ""avenue"" or ""watercourse"", but in the Americas it is mostly used as ""coastal avenue"", and since all the southern departments of Uruguay border either the Río de la Plata or the Atlantic Ocean, they all have ""ramblas"" as well. As an integral part of Montevidean identity, the Rambla has been included by Uruguay in the Indicative List of World Heritage sites, though it has not received this status. Previously, the entire Rambla was"
"Playa, Havana Playa is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs (""municipios"" in Spanish) in the city of Havana, Cuba. The word ""playa"" means ""beach"" or seaside in Spanish. It is the most north-western of the ""municipios"". It stretches from the Almendares River in the east, to Santa Fe in the west. On the north is the sea. It includes the upmarket district of Miramar and the former fishing village of Jaimanitas. Other districts include Flores, Náutico, Siboney, Kohly and Buenavista. Many societies and venues have been located in the area, including the Buenavista Social Club. Post-secondary institutions include: Primary"
"Barequeçaba Barequeçaba (sometimes spelled Bar""a""queçaba) is a beach located 7 km south from the centre of the Brazilian city of São Sebastião, São Paulo, following the BR-101 highway (known as Rio-Santos) which is the main road going along the Brazilian coast from Rio de Janeiro to Santos. The name of the beach comes from the Tupi language and means ""Place of sleep of the priest"" (""abaré"" (""priest""), ""kera"" (""to sleep"") and ""saba"" (""place""). Barequeçaba combines both a permanent population, and a floating tourist population that increase during the summer. The permanent population, with a large percentage of retired and elderly"
"private school. (Colegio Arenas Internacional). The schools teach a wide variety of subjects including languages, such as English, Spanish, German, French and Chinese. Costa Teguise Costa Teguise is a coastal town in the Municipality of Teguise on the island of Lanzarote (in the Canary Islands of Spain). It was built intentionally to accommodate tourism, and prior to building commencing the streets were planned, constructed, and serviced in advance. The town has four main beaches, all of which are natural: Playa de los Charcos, Playa de las Cucharas, Playa del Jablillo and Playa Bastián. Residents and frequent visitors of Costa Teguise"