
A small coastal lighthouse at São Martinho do Porto’s crescent bay. Photograph the lighthouse against the curve of the sandbar, dramatic Atlantic waves, and changing cloud reflections in the calm inlet. Best light: sunrise for warm foggy atmospheres and softer sea tones; sunset for backlit clouds over the headland. Go on weekdays in shoulder seasons for fewer people.

A small coastal lighthouse at São Martinho do Porto’s crescent bay. Photograph the lighthouse against the curve of the sandbar, dramatic Atlantic waves, and changing cloud reflections in the calm inlet. Best light: sunrise for warm foggy atmospheres and softer sea tones; sunset for backlit clouds over the headland. Go on weekdays in shoulder seasons for fewer people.