The westcoast in the south of Portugal is totally different from the southcoast: No sand- and limestone, here it is characterized by schist. The dark schist-bearing cliffs build a massive wall against the wind and waves from the Atlantic Ocean hitting the coast. The red sand builds a great contrast to the black rock like at Praia da Cordoama.
At Praia de Odeceixe one can perfeclty see the layered appearance of that type of rock.
Here a zoom-in on the rocks bottom-right:
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structures & shapes 