Praia de São Bernardino - Portugal, Coastal beach in Atouguia da Baleia, Portugal

Praia de São Bernardino is a beach in the village of São Bernardino, in the municipality of Peniche. Its cliff shows sandy layers to the north and clay layers to the south, deposited by rivers during the Upper Jurassic. The beach is the only concession in the village, with a café and lifeguards on duty in summer.

The source documents no medieval fishing or maritime history for this beach. Its recorded past is geological: in the Upper Jurassic, rivers deposited sandy layers in the northern cliff and clayey layers in the southern cliff, a difference still visible in the rock faces above the sand.

The beach belongs to the village of São Bernardino, in the municipality of Peniche, and takes its name from it. It is the only concession beach in the village, with a café on the sand and lifeguards on duty in summer.

São Bernardino is the only beach in the village with a concession, and a café stands on the sand. In summer, lifeguards are on duty. The cliff shows sandy layers to the north and clay layers to the south, laid down by rivers in the Upper Jurassic.

The cliff above the beach exposes sandy layers in its northern part and clay layers in its southern part, deposited by rivers during the Upper Jurassic. Cormorants and ospreys nest and feed on insects in the area.