Portimão maritime authority notices
The live authority hub for current notices, restrictions and closures affecting Benagil.
Checked 2026-07-13 · change risk high
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Registry reviewed 2026-07-13. Open the Portimão maritime notices before any cave plan, then use Lagoa, CP, VAMUS and Visit Portugal for their respective layers.
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Benagil navigation instruction — Edital 019/2024
Base operating, access, equipment, movement and prohibited-activity rules for the Benagil cave area.
Checked 2026-07-13 · change risk low
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Benagil rule amendment — Edital 009/2025
The 2025 amendment to simultaneous craft limits and nominal maximum cave time.
Checked 2026-07-13 · change risk low
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Portimão landing-licence notice — Edital 001/2026
The 2026 end to annual passenger-landing licences for maritime-tourism vessels at non-bathing beaches without pedestrian access; it does not replace the Benagil cave navigation rules.
Checked 2026-07-13 · change risk low
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Praia de Benagil
Official destination context for the small beach, fishing setting and grotto coastline.
Checked 2026-07-13 · change risk medium
Seven Hanging Valleys Trail
Official 5.7 km route, endpoints and current municipal trail context.
Checked 2026-07-13 · change risk medium
VAMUS Algarve schedules
Current regional bus schedules, including route 77 between Lagoa, Praia da Marinha and Benagil.
Checked 2026-07-13 · change risk high
The Algarve Line
Official regional rail overview; rail does not run to Benagil beach, and date-specific service must be checked separately.
Checked 2026-07-13 · change risk medium
CP: Algarve Line service update from 19 July 2026
The announced Algarve Line service changes effective 19 July 2026 and the handoff to the new date-specific timetable.
Checked 2026-07-13 · change risk high
CP: Algarve regional timetable from 19 July 2026
The published regional train pattern from 19 July 2026; travelers must still check CP for their exact travel date.
Checked 2026-07-13 · change risk high
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