Areia Branca Beach is a public beach on the north eastern shore of the Bay of Dili, in the suco of Metiaut, East Timor. It is very popular with both local residents and tourists.
View of the beach from the road to Hera [de]
The beach from its southern end
The Bay of Dili is a bay on the north coast of East Timor adjacent to Dili, its capital city. The bay forms part of Ombai Strait, which separates the Alor Archipelago from the islands of Wetar, Atauro, and Timor in the Lesser Sunda Islands.
View north east towards Cape Fatucama, which resembles a crocodile's nose
The Dili waterfront, c. 1901
Net fishing in the bay, c. 2006