Praia de Ofir, Atlantic beach in Esposende, Portugal

Praia de Ofir is a sandy Atlantic beach in Fão, Esposende, bounded by a breakwater to the south and the Cávado river mouth to the north. Its wide sand is fed by a dune system to the east, and a Portuguese pavement path with esplanades leads to the beach.

The name Ofir comes from the biblical land of Ophir, from which King Solomon's expedition with King Hiram of Tyre brought 14 or 15 tonnes of gold (1 Kings 9:26-28). A local legend, the "lenda dos cavalos de Fão", holds that the biblical Ophir itself lay at today's Ofir. The coast is now managed under the Caminha–Espinho coastal plan (Resolution 25/99) and the Polis Litoral Norte programme.

The name Ofir comes from the biblical land of Ophir, source of King Solomon's gold; a local legend, the "lenda dos cavalos de Fão", claims the biblical Ofir stood here. At low tide rocks emerge that popular tradition calls the Cavalos de Fão, the horses of Fão, after their shape.

Ofir is a peninsula: the open Atlantic faces one side and the Esposende lagoon the other. Surfers head to the mole in front of the three high-rise buildings, while kitesurfers use the north-eastern tip of the spit where the Cávado meets the lagoon. Paved roads and a Portuguese pavement walkway with esplanades lead to the sand.

At low tide, rocks emerge from the sea off Ofir that locals call the Cavalos de Fão, the horses of Fão, because of their shape. A local legend holds that the biblical Ophir, the gold land of King Solomon, was this very place.