Area

Praia do Resende

The first of the open beaches south of town, a short walk past the point, backed by coconut palms.

Resende is where the coast stops being sheltered. Walk south past the point from Concha and the bay opens out into open Atlantic, with palms behind the sand and rock at either end. It is the first beach on the walk that feels like the ocean rather than a harbour.

It is popular without being crowded, close enough to walk to from anywhere in town, and it has enough behind it to spend an afternoon. The water has real movement in it, which is the difference between here and Concha and worth knowing before you swim.

Places appear here once we have been and checked them. That takes a visit, so this list grows slowly on purpose.

Guides that cover Praia do Resende

The beaches of Itacaré, from town beach to trail beachItacaré's beaches split into two kinds: the ones you walk to in flip flops, and the ones that cost you a trail through the Atlantic forest. Which is which, and which one suits the day you are having.
Surfing in Itacaré: every break, by season and by levelA dozen waves inside twenty kilometres, from a bay where you stand up for the first time to reef that only locals paddle out on. Which one is yours, when it works, and what a board costs.