For bathers who regularly visit this beach, the possibility of having to share the sand with wild boars is no longer strange. The wild boars that live among the vegetation of the Serra da Arrábida Natural Park, so the beach is just a stone's throw from their 'home'.
In 2017, Praia dos Galapinhos won the title of Best European Beach, however, the difficult access to it means that some people give up visiting this little piece of paradise.
But, it's not just humans who are attracted to the crystal clear waters of Praia dos Galapinhos, located in the middle of the Serra da Arrábida Natural Park. There, the cliffs that define the limits of the sand protect the place from strong winds and prevent the formation of waves, so the waters are ideal for wild boars to cool off. The presence of people, especially in the summer, doesn't even prevents them from swimming at Galapinhos.
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