River Guidana

This is the marina of Villa Real de Santo Antonio which is reached pretty close to the entrance of the Guidana river.
This river is seperating spain and Portugal. Which courtesy flag to run :-)?

It is cheap, clean and even has free WiFi due to the Algarve digital initiative. We paid 28Euro for a night.

The current in this river can be strong but we had no problems at all entering the marina even with the currents running.
Some cruising guides state this as dangerous but i rather think they are making a to big deal out of it.


As you can see the marina is really in walking distance to the city center. There are nice restaurants nearby.

It is higly recommended also to do a cruise upstream the river which is quite, relaxing and you will see many birds and other wildlife. There are ample opportunities to anchor or use moorings. Of course one needs to watch the depth-meter since it is also getting shallow.
There is a bridge right at beginning but if you have less than 19m it is never a problem even if you start at a higher tide.






LinoCat at anchorage in the river between Sanlucar and Alcoutim. Within 2 Minutes you can visit 2 countries :-)

Anchorage is for free if you are not staying longer than a few days. During high season there are enforcing this more strict but already in September nobody really seems to care about it.

Many ships anchored in the river look like their owners left them there for a while since they showed strong growth near the waterline and at the anchor chain or rope.