Porto

Porto, Portugal

Praia do Rio Alto

Praia do Rio Alto is a clothing-optional beach in Povoa de Varzim, Porto, Portugal. The Portuguese naturist tradition is anchored by the Federação Portuguesa de Naturismo (FPN), the national federation, and by a network of officially-designated naturist beaches established under a 1995 framework. Praia do Salto on the Costa Vicentina was the first formally-designated naturist beach in Portugal; Praia Adegas and other Algarve beaches followed. The Costa da Caparica strip south of Lisbon (Setúbal district) has a long-established informal naturist tradition. Portuguese law does not specifically prohibit non-sexual nudity. Article 171 of the Penal Code addresses sexual indecent exposure and requires sexual intent — mere nudity at established naturist beaches is not within the statute's reach. For the broader legal context, see our public nudity laws guide.