From today onwards, there are rules for visiting the Benagil cave

The rules for visiting Algar de Benagil come into force today, August 14th.

Among the new rules, the most important are the prohibition of disembarking or using the sand inside Algar de Benagil, accessing by swimming or using buoys and armbands, renting kayaks without a guide or sailing between sunset and sunrise.

The rules, according to the notice of the Captain of the Port of Portimão, define the «navigation conditions in the area corresponding to the Benagil cave system, between Vale de Lapa beach and Albandeira beach, as well as the adjacent water mirror ».

In other words, they apply to an entire extensive area of ​​the Lagoa coastline, including the beaches of Marinha or Carvoeiro, «in order to ensure that navigation, in particular, in the vicinity and access to the Benagil caves (…) is carried out with the appropriate safety conditions, safeguarding its visitors, MT [Marítimo-Turística] operators, navigation in general in the area and the environment», highlights the notice.

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