The beach itself is a lovely wide sandy affair gently sloping to the azure sea. Postcard stuff. The waves are occasionally a little strong but my three year old played happily. My older child swam from one side to the other and had to be...More

Lovely sand and sea., beautiful views. The locals are friendly although you need to be firm but polite with the street vendors. Always felt safe even when walking through the street adjacent to the beach. The is a lot of poverty here but people are...More

Santa Maria is the most famous beach in Sal. Lots os turists too dive from the Port and ladies selling fish.

The sand is so fine and it’s never crowded. The only downside if you like to swim is that it’s windy/wavy. A lot of water sports around if you like it; surfing etc.

Took a taxi from our hotel Riu Funana was charged €3. I was suprised there wasn’t much more going on given it’s a main tourist attraction. A mixture of what I’d term as ‘tired shops’ and shops with some really unusual and original items of...More

Absolutely loved it, only wish the wind was less. Played football volleyball and had a swim with locals Lovely people. No stress

Beautiful beachs with lots going on , nice bars where people can't do enough to please you. The plant and trees are stunning