2017 Portugal and Ireland: Lagos

Lagos

After spending 4 days in Lisbon, we left it for the first time and headed to Lagos and The Algarve.

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After a few hours of bus ride, we arrived in Lagos. At the outskirt of town, we peered into Praia dos Estudantes (Beach of Students). The view was already worth the trip down to the southern part of the country.

Praia dos Estudantes

We took a stroll in town before settling for dinner. The watchtower of Forte da Ponta da Bandeira and Igreja de São Sebastião (Church of St. Sebastian) are two prominent landmarks in town.

Watchtower of Forte da Ponta da Bandeira

Church

For the next 4 days we stayed in Lagos (except for a short trip to Sagres); this was one of the most relaxing time during the trip. Praia do Camilo (Camilo Beach) was one of our favorite places.

Camilo Beach

Ponta da Piedade is a place where we went to several times. This is at the tip of the cape or peninsula, with its dramatic sea arches and sea caves, it is a popular attraction.

Ponta da Piedade

Its lighthouse -- Farol Ponta da Piedade is a prominent structure standing high on the cliff, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.

Ponta da Piedade Lighthouse

Being at the tip of the cape, Ponta da Piedade also offers panoramic views of the coast on either side. The following pictures were taken in the morning, looking west (toward Sagres).

Lagos Coast

One of the days we also took a tour of the sea caves of Algarve. We would take a ride on a sailboat from the town marina, then change into a small skiff near the sea caves and enter them. This offered a very different perspective of the Algarve coast.

Sailboat

Small Boats

Sea Cave

One of my last impressions of Lagos was, somewhat unexpectedly, at one of the town squares where there are some graffiti on the side of a line of dilapidated (or even abandoned) houses. They are actually quite artistic; I hesitate to even call them "graffiti", perhaps they should be called "murals".

Graffiti/Mural

Graffiti/Mural

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