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Portugal Beach Towns

Albufeira, Funchal and Lagos were the most booked of the 59 beach towns in Portugal on Airbnb in the 12 months to October 2026, with an estimated 83,391, 81,978 and 80,412 stays. August is the busiest month across them, and the typical stay is 6.1 nights.

Source: AirROI Reviewed by Jun Zhou, Founder @ AirROI Updated November 4, 2026

Figures are AirROI estimates. How they are made

Among the 43 towns with 200+ homes

Most booked of these 43: Albufeira 83,391 stays
Highest revenue per home of these 43: Funchal €45,508 a year
Highest rated of these 43: Ponta do Sol and Moncarapacho e Fuseta 4.83 out of 5
Lowest nightly rate of these 43: Peniche €115 a night
Longest typical stay of these 43: Moncarapacho e Fuseta 7.3 nights

Ranking

Portugal Beach Towns Ranked by Airbnb Stays

Every one of the beach and coastal towns in Portugal with 100 or more Airbnb homes and recent stays, most booked first.

Portugal Beach Towns ranked by Airbnb stays, with homes, typical stay, busiest month, nightly rate, occupancy, revenue per home and guest rating

1	Albufeira, Faro	83,391	5,222	6.5 nights	August	€282	43%	€31,248	4.70
2	Funchal, Madeira	81,978	2,923	6.2 nights	August	€244	57%	€45,508	4.77
3	Lagos, Faro	80,412	3,582	6.3 nights	August	€192	50%	€26,563	4.75
4	Portimão, Faro	37,588	2,517	6.5 nights	August	€174	41%	€17,772	4.71
5	Loulé, Faro. Includes Vilamoura.	35,766	2,486	6.4 nights	August	€269	40%	€26,849	4.72
6	Cascais, Lisbon	32,767	1,539	6.3 nights	August	€207	45%	€25,957	4.75
7	Ponta Delgada, Azores	30,673	1,459	5.4 nights	August	€165	46%	€21,293	4.78
8	Calheta, Madeira	27,152	996	6.4 nights	August	€190	57%	€35,637	4.80
9	Tavira, Faro	23,748	1,473	6.6 nights	August	€167	43%	€19,126	4.74
10	Nazaré, Leiria	21,716	1,046	4.6 nights	August	€117	38%	€12,969	4.75
11	Almada, Setúbal	20,773	1,133	6.2 nights	August	€161	42%	€18,811	4.73
12	Aljezur, Faro	19,321	1,091	6.3 nights	August	€167	45%	€19,550	4.81
13	Vila do Bispo, Faro	16,919	917	6.5 nights	August	€184	46%	€22,927	4.80
14	Lagoa e Carvoeiro, Faro	16,742	988	6.8 nights	August	€260	47%	€30,224	4.78
15	Mafra, Lisbon	13,866	790	6.2 nights	August	€169	42%	€19,173	4.79
16	Santa Cruz, Madeira	13,385	539	6.1 nights	May	€195	52%	€33,900	4.75
17	Peniche, Leiria	13,372	940	6.2 nights	August	€115	38%	€11,123	4.74
18	Olhão, Faro	12,108	580	6.1 nights	August	€151	47%	€20,366	4.77
19	Sesimbra, Setúbal	12,091	789	5.9 nights	August	€187	39%	€18,008	4.79
20	São Vicente, Madeira	11,214	336	5.1 nights	May	€169	57%	€29,217	4.74
21	Ponta do Sol, Madeira	11,109	376	6.6 nights	August	€179	61%	€37,251	4.83
22	Odemira, Beja. Includes Vila Nova de Milfontes and Zambujeira do Mar.	11,044	674	5.0 nights	August	€137	38%	€13,333	4.77
23	Matosinhos, Porto	10,276	447	5.5 nights	August	€125	44%	€16,529	4.72
24	Machico, Madeira	9,274	307	5.4 nights	August	€134	55%	€21,711	4.76
25	Ribeira Brava, Madeira	8,505	296	6.2 nights	August	€190	59%	€39,185	4.80
26	Armação de Pêra, Faro	8,254	608	7.1 nights	August	€203	42%	€19,696	4.74
27	Viana do Castelo	7,997	521	5.3 nights	August	€183	36%	€15,444	4.82
28	Porto Moniz, Madeira	7,006	176	4.0 nights	August	€139	55%	€23,238	4.64
29	Oeiras, Lisbon	6,060	276	6.5 nights	August	€161	47%	€21,518	4.73
30	Câmara de Lobos, Madeira	5,874	208	6.3 nights	August	€206	58%	€36,474	4.79
31	Quarteira, Faro	5,705	351	6.0 nights	August	€239	44%	€24,589	4.67
32	Porches, Faro	5,413	383	6.8 nights	August	€197	43%	€20,449	4.70
33	Vila Real de Santo António, Faro	5,205	412	7.1 nights	August	€156	38%	€14,046	4.66
34	Caldas da Rainha, Leiria	5,140	336	5.5 nights	August	€180	37%	€14,830	4.78
35	Figueira da Foz, Coimbra	4,661	330	5.3 nights	August	€133	34%	€9,954	4.73
36	Povoação, Azores	4,598	183	4.6 nights	August	€179	45%	€24,388	4.80
37	Caniço, Madeira	4,455	182	6.4 nights	August	€171	56%	€26,805	4.70
38	Vila do Conde, Porto	4,322	286	5.2 nights	August	€142	38%	€14,533	4.81
39	Moncarapacho e Fuseta, Faro	4,303	297	7.3 nights	August	€162	44%	€17,999	4.83
40	Grândola, Setúbal. Includes Melides.	4,051	310	5.5 nights	August	€385	34%	€28,949	4.81
41	Esposende, Braga	4,030	315	5.7 nights	August	€176	38%	€14,013	4.79
42	Ílhavo, Aveiro	3,840	209	5.0 nights	August	€132	38%	€13,080	4.73
43	Vila Franca do Campo, Azores	3,682	179	6.0 nights	August	€195	50%	€25,273	4.83
44	Ferragudo, Faro	3,628	224	6.6 nights	August	€256	44%	€28,204	4.81
45	São Roque do Pico, Azores	3,466	215	4.6 nights	August	€155	37%	€13,524	4.77
46	Caminha, Viana do Castelo	3,429	356	5.1 nights	August	€177	32%	€10,263	4.77
47	Póvoa de Varzim, Porto	3,203	233	5.9 nights	August	€127	38%	€12,378	4.76
48	Madalena, Azores	3,191	141	4.3 nights	August	€143	43%	€15,947	4.80
49	Costa da Caparica, Setúbal	2,874	163	5.8 nights	August	€178	43%	€17,804	4.67
50	Ovar, Aveiro	2,820	185	5.7 nights	August	€110	38%	€10,556	4.76
51	Carvoeiro, Faro	2,636	160	7.0 nights	August	€282	48%	€30,087	4.75
52	Porto Santo, Madeira. Includes Vila Baleira.	2,570	170	5.5 nights	August	€220	40%	€23,464	4.73
53	Alcantarilha e Pêra, Faro	2,509	186	6.2 nights	August	€222	40%	€20,983	4.76
54	Comporta, Setúbal	2,154	117	5.0 nights	August	€413	37%	€41,032	4.84
55	Sines, Setúbal	2,090	107	5.2 nights	August	€188	42%	€20,258	4.76
56	Angra do Heroísmo, Azores	2,060	120	4.1 nights	July	€122	34%	€9,620	4.80
57	Espinho, Aveiro	2,017	134	4.9 nights	August	€113	36%	€10,074	4.80
58	Lourinhã e Atalaia, Lisbon	1,944	196	5.6 nights	August	€172	31%	€11,890	4.77
59	Alvor, Faro	1,912	121	6.3 nights	August	€200	46%	€19,275	4.69

Figures are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026, and stays count Airbnb bookings only. Typical stay is a booking's length, occupancy the share of available nights booked, and revenue the yearly average per home, before costs. Guest rating is out of 5. Airbnb data files some places as one district or township, so Loulé and rows like it cover several towns.

Money figures on this page are in euros, converted from US dollars at €0.86 per US$, the typical rate from November 2025 to October 2026.

By region

Stays and Top Town by Region

Portugal Beach Towns by region: towns, Airbnb stays and the top town in each
Region	Towns	Stays	Top town
Faro	18	365,560	Albufeira
Madeira	11	182,522	Funchal
Lisbon	4	54,637	Cascais
Azores	6	47,670	Ponta Delgada
Setúbal	6	44,033	Almada
Leiria	3	40,228	Nazaré
Porto	3	17,801	Matosinhos
Viana do Castelo	2	11,426	Viana do Castelo
Beja	1	11,044	Odemira
Aveiro	3	8,677	Ílhavo
Coimbra	1	4,661	Figueira da Foz
Braga	1	4,030	Esposende

Town by town

Where the Top Towns Stand Out

All 8 are busiest in August. Among guests who left a review, the United Kingdom is the top home country in 4 of the 8. Apartments and condos are the largest home type in 6 of the 8. The lines below add what the table can't show, where one of the 8 most booked towns leads its peers or differs from the rest.

Albufeira, Faro
Of the 43 beach towns in Portugal with 200 or more homes, Albufeira (Faro) had the most Airbnb homes, at 5,222, in the 12 months to October 2026.
Lagos, Faro
In the 12 months to October 2026, among guests who left a review, the United States was the top home country for Lagos, Faro, at 19%.
6
Cascais, Lisbon
In the 12 months to October 2026, among guests who left a review, the United States was the top home country for Cascais, Lisbon, at 21%.
7
Ponta Delgada, Azores
In the 12 months to October 2026, houses were the largest home type in Ponta Delgada, Azores, at 44% of homes. Among guests who left a review, the United States was the top home country for Ponta Delgada, at 23%.
8
Calheta, Madeira
In the 12 months to October 2026, houses were the largest home type in Calheta, Madeira, at 64% of homes. Among guests who left a review, Germany was the top home country for Calheta, at 25%.

When to go

Busiest and Quietest Months

August, July and September rank as the busiest months for Airbnb nights across the beach towns in Portugal, and December and January as the quietest. August is the busiest month in 56 of the 59, while Santa Cruz and São Vicente peak in May, and Angra do Heroísmo in July. Across the 59 towns, nightly rates run lowest in November, at about €172, and highest in August, at about €260. Across the 59 towns, stays run longest in February, at 7.7 nights, and shortest in September, at 5.2 nights.

August ranks first, January last

Airbnb months in calendar order. The number is the month's rank, and 1 is the busiest. The bar shows its part of Airbnb nights.

Three busiest months
Other months

Month by month: rank, typical stay and nightly rate

Months in Portugal by rank
Rank	Month	Typical stay	Nightly rate
1	August	6.3 nights	€260
2	July	6.7 nights	€257
3	September	5.2 nights	€215
4	June	5.6 nights	€228
5	May	5.7 nights	€202
6	October	5.7 nights	€187
7	April	5.9 nights	€193
8	March	6.5 nights	€184
9	November	5.9 nights	€172
10	February	7.7 nights	€181
11	December	5.7 nights	€184
12	January	7.4 nights	€182

Who comes

Where Guests Come From

Among guests who left a review, 94% come from abroad. Among those guests, the largest groups from abroad come from Germany, the United Kingdom and France. The top home cities among those guests are London, Lisbon and Berlin. Ponta do Sol (Madeira) and São Vicente (Madeira) draw the most from abroad, at over 99%, among towns with 200 or more homes.

Top countries abroad

Among guests who left a review

Germany 15%
United Kingdom 14%
France 13%
United States 9.7%
Canada 6.7%
Spain 2%

Top home cities

Among guests who left a review

94% from abroad

London 2.8%
Lisbon 1.7%
Berlin 1.2%
Paris 1%

The money view

Revenue, Occupancy and Nightly Rate

Among the 43 towns with 200 or more Airbnb homes, Funchal has the highest estimated revenue per home, at €45,508 a year. Of those 43, Ponta do Sol has the highest occupancy, at 61%, and Peniche has the lowest nightly rate on Airbnb, at €115. The most booked of the 59, Albufeira, earns about €31,248 per home.

Highest revenue per home of these 43

A year, AirROI estimate

Funchal €45,508
Madeira
Ribeira Brava €39,185
Madeira
Ponta do Sol €37,251
Madeira
Câmara de Lobos €36,474
Madeira
Calheta €35,637
Madeira

Highest occupancy of these 43

Nights booked, AirROI estimate

Ponta do Sol 61%
Madeira
Ribeira Brava 59%
Madeira
Câmara de Lobos 58%
Madeira
São Vicente 57%
Madeira
Calheta 57%
Madeira

Lowest nightly rate of these 43

On Airbnb, AirROI estimate

Peniche €115
Leiria
Nazaré €117
Leiria
Matosinhos €125
Porto
Póvoa de Varzim €127
Porto
Ílhavo €132
Aveiro

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the most popular beach town in Portugal?

By AirROI's estimates, Albufeira (Faro) is the most booked of the 59 beach towns in Portugal, with 83,391 Airbnb stays in the 12 months to October 2026. Funchal is second, with 81,978. This counts Airbnb bookings only.

What is the most affordable beach town in Portugal?

By AirROI's estimated nightly rate on Airbnb in the 12 months to October 2026, among beach towns in Portugal with 200 or more homes, the lowest are Peniche (Leiria) (€115), Nazaré (Leiria) (€117) and Matosinhos (Porto) (€125). That is the average asking price on booked nights, not what it costs to live or buy there.

What are some small beach towns in Portugal?

By AirROI's count of active Airbnb homes as of October 2026, the smallest of the 59 beach towns it lists in Portugal are Sines (Setúbal) (107), Comporta (Setúbal) (117) and Angra do Heroísmo (Azores) (120). AirROI's list starts at 100 homes, so smaller places are not on it.

What beach towns in Portugal offer the strongest Airbnb returns?

Returns depend on what a home costs to buy and run, which AirROI's figures do not cover. On AirROI's estimated revenue per home in the 12 months to October 2026, among beach towns in Portugal with 200 or more homes, the highest are Funchal (Madeira) (€45,508), Ribeira Brava (Madeira) (€39,185) and Ponta do Sol (Madeira) (€37,251). Among the same towns, Ponta do Sol (Madeira) has the highest occupancy, at 61%.

Method

How These Lists and Numbers Are Made

How a town gets on this list. A town needs 100 or more Airbnb homes with recent stays. A language model then judges the place from its name, state, country and coordinates, not from words in its name: it has to be on an ocean or sea coast with its own beach, seafront or harbour, or on a Great Lake with a public beach, and within about 10 km of the shore. The town's own listings can back that up, with 30% of its homes listing beach access, or 10% with ocean views, waterfront homes or beach in their titles besides. A town whose listings do not gets a second, stricter check, which asks whether people go there for that or mainly for something else. Big cities stay off. Corrections come last: places the checks got wrong are added or taken off, and rows that name one place are joined.

How the figures are made. Stays, occupancy, nightly rate and revenue are AirROI estimates built from Airbnb listing data, and cover Airbnb only. A town's stays are its bookings in the period, and the typical stay and busiest month come from the same data. Guest ratings, home sizes and how far ahead guests book are the latest figures in each town's AirROI data. Month ranks compare each month's part of Airbnb nights. Origin rests on 2,072,376 reviews and describes guests who left a review, not everyone who stayed. A town needs 1,000 reviews before this page gives its share from abroad.