Hello everybody.

"A Trail to Paradise. Another Secret Beach in Portugal Praia da Ursa" this could be a very good suggestion for another title to this vídeo.

Summer is coming to an end and there is no better way to celebrate this event than going to the beach.

As always, before telling the brief review of our day, here's the vídeo time line.

00:00 – Arriving the street to Praia da Ursa
07:22 Now starts the trail downhill
14:29 Things get more dificult
19:50 Arrival at the beach sand
20:26 Exploring the right side of the beach
27:22 Exploring the left side of the beach
28:36 Let's try diving in the sea (impossible, too many strong waves)
32:11 Cheers to you my friends. (Lets open our promised bottle of wine)
34:55 Time to go back and start the climb
35:38 Middle of the climb
36:25 Arrived on top

Praia a Ursa
A secret beach that is difficult to access, like many that exist in Portugal.
Praia da Ursa got its name due to the shape of one of the rocks that looks like a bear. It is close to Cabo da Roca or Cape Roca wich is a cape which forms the westernmost point of the Sintra Mountain Range, of mainland Portugal, of continental Europe, and of the Eurasian landmass.
This beach is in the district of Lisbon, municipality of Sintra, parish of Colares.
One of our follower friends asked me in one of the comments which of the two secret beaches was the best, Praia Ribeiro do Cavalo or Praia da Ursa.
I had just been to Praia do Ribeiro do Cavalo, in fact it was our debut video on the channel which you can see here at this link    • Discovered A Paradise In Portugal ! R...  .
But as I had never been to Praia da Ursa I couldn't help in comparison terms.
So taking advantage of the fact that summer is coming to an end, we went to say goodbye and visit the famous and secret Praia da Ursa.
Well, in truth, it's not really a secret beach anymore, given the number of people we saw on the way to the beach.
From toddlers, 2/3 year olds, people over 60, there was a huge diversity of people. Which indicates that if the person has some agility, mobility and strength, they can complete the route.
To make it a little easier, I will try to evaluate the two beaches, in each of their characteristics, but from my point of view, it can obviously be a different evaluation from each person's point of view.

Lets rate from 1 to 10 each of the these points:
Access roads between Lisbon and the beach PRC 9 / PU 7
Access to the beach via trail PRC 6 / PU 4
Water conditions (clarity and sea swell) PRC 8 / PU 7
Beach sand and cleanliness PRC 9 / PU 9
Alternative means to get to the beach (by boat) PRC 10 / PU 0
Natural beauty PRC 7 / PU 9
Size of the beach area PRC 6 / PU 9
TOTAL: PRC 46 / PU 45
Legends:
* Praia Ribeiro do Cavalo PRC
** Praia da Ursa PU

As you can see there is a little difference between the two beaches, and I swear I did not carry out a controlled assessment to give this value.
But regardless of the total assessment, both beaches are very pleasant, so what I think the most important factor to take into account is the access conditions to the beach.
Many people may want to go to the beach and may not be physically able to get there.

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I really hope you enjoy this moment that I share with everyone.

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