Stays
Where to Sleep
A few rooms, a campsite and bunks in a fort. After the last boat, the island is yours.
Campsite
Parque de Campismo da Berlenga
Terraced pitches on the old monastery grounds, right above Carreiro do Mosteiro beach. Nights are windy: bring proper pegs and warm layers.
~33 places · max 5 nights
Book via Peniche Tourist Office262 789 571
Hostel
Casa-Abrigo do Forte
Shared rooms and kitchen inside the seventeenth-century Forte de São João Baptista. Spartan, unforgettable.
Book via Amigos da Berlenga912 631 426
Bed & breakfast
Berlenga Bed & Breakfast
A handful of simple rooms on the quay, run by the family behind Mesa da Ilha. August goes early: book well ahead.
AL 987681
Book by phone+351 969 395 763
The mainland option
Stay in Peniche
Most visitors sleep on the mainland. Peniche and Baleal have surf hostels to seafront hotels, and the boats leave from the town marina.
The fine print
- Berlengas Pass needed for overnight stays
- Max 7 consecutive nights
- No camping outside the campsite
- No walk-up beds
- Power off around 11 pm
- Bring a headlamp and power bank