Flanked by dunes, Torreira Beach lies on the coastal cordon separating the Ria de Aveiro estuary from the sea ensuring that visitors, while only having to move a few metres, may opt between the open sea with its good surfing waves or the calm of the estuary, ideal for sailing or windsurfing.

The beach is part of the huge stretch of sand that runs for an unbroken 25 kilometres from São Jacinto in the south to Furadouro in the north and much appreciated by walkers. Torreira Beach has maintained its traditional fishing roots with the brightly coloured boats often to be seen taking to the sea. This trade, although belonging to times gone by, helps preserve some of the wonderful regional gastronomic specialities including the most characteristic dishes such as eel, served either pickled or as a caldeirada, a fish stew cooked in copper dishes.