Ukuthetha ngazo zonke iilwandle ezinayo iPortugal akukho lula, ikakhulu kuba sithetha ngayo ngaphezulu kweelwandle ezingama-20 zamaPhuthukezi. Nangona kunjalo, njengoko kusenzeka kwezinye iindawo ezininzi, inyani kukuba ayizizo zonke ezaziwayo kwaye zezona zibalulekileyo (nangona ungomnye wabo bafuna ukuba bucala, kungcono ukuba wenze uphando oluncinci.
Ngaphakathi iilwandle zasePortugal enye yezona zaziwa kakhulu yile Algarve, ikwabizwa ngokuba yi «Costa Azul». Yindawo yokuphupha kwabaninzi kuba ukwakheka kwamatye okukuwo kunye nolwandle oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kuLwandlekazi lweAtlantic kuyinika ubuhle obunokubakho kumalwandle ambalwa. Le yinto eyenza ulwandle lube lolunye lolona lundwendwelweyo kangangokuba ehlotyeni kuhlala kugcwele kakhulu kwaye ngamanye amaxesha kunzima ukufumana indawo. Ineenkonzo ezininzi zabakhenkethi kwaye unokuziqhelanisa nemidlalo yamanzi apho.
Olunye ulwandle oluqhankqalazayo lunokuba njalo Ilha de Tavira okanye iAlbufeira. Kwaye, ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo, phakathi kweelwandle zesiqithi, sinokuqaqambisa ezo uzifumana eMadeira naseAzores, zizele ngumtsalane wendalo kunye namabhishi onokukhetha kuwo (kuyakubakho apho uwedwa).
Zonke iilwandle zibonakaliswe fumana amanzi atlantic kwaye ziyabanda kodwa zilungele ezemidlalo. Ngapha koko, abantu abaninzi bahlala bebonwa betyibilika emanzini kwaye bebaleka ngumoya kunye neminye imidlalo yezamanzi kuba iilwandle ziyakuvumela oku.