Quião Beach, Portugal

Quião Beach (Praia do Quião in Portuguese) is an extensive maritime beach of Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, located just South of Cape Santo André in the area of A Ver-o-Mar.

The beach is a coastal dune habitat and a rich and diverse marine ecosystem, including large honeycomb reefs.

In northern section of Quião beach, where the waterfront street ends, the traditional Sargassum seaweed gathering is still practiced; it is spread and laid in the beach for sun drying,[1] leaving a pleasant sargassum breeze in the beach, before being pilled to make "medas".

Given its quietude, can be occasionally used naturists, and as a flirting area.

In 2016, a boardwalk was built crossing all Cape Santo André, allowing an easy cross of Northern Quião, it is used by the Portuguese Coastal Way of Saint James.