Lagos
Travel Blogs from Lagos, Portugal
Going out with a Bang
... a free shot with every drink that you order. Any sleep that you get is a drunken sleep. I arrived in the party capital of Portugal with two days left, and determined to make the most of them. My hostel was called the Rising Cock, a family run place ...
Lazing on the beach
... . We bought some pastries, some drinks and a few nibbles and headed for Batata, the beach that is right beside the town here in Lagos. We got there just before lunch time and managed to stay there all day, eating the lunch supplies we had bought, which ...
Dolphin dreaming
... and coffee. My plans were foiled when the croissants I bought were terrible, those bready kind that are often available here in Portugal. 'Get back downstairs and buy me some proper ones' Jess said to me (not really, I made this decision completely ...
Lisbon to Lagos
... be on our bus! As we departed Lisbon we passed beneath an impressive aqueduct then joined a motorway for a fairly uneventful trip to Lagos. The bus was great, with an onboard movie, a toilet on the bus and the conductor offered snacks for sale on the ...
Sailing and horse riding around the Algarves
... ; lucky we got there in one peice! Tonight we're meeting Margaret and Harry (danielle's nan's sister) at the Glasgow airport. Portugal has been really cool and because of Lago's its now up there with a few of my favourite countries i've ...
On the Edge
... outwardly friendly everywhere we went. It maybe a bit premature for such a bold statement, but even in just a couple of days Portugal has imposed a whole different feel to that of Spain. Things are a lot more laid back here and life seems to go on ...
Taking to the water
... come from and how old it is were lacking so we had to guess. There is also a movie on the early explorers of Portugal - Henry the Navigator and such which was quite interesting. Most of the crew members of the tall ships appeared to be school children ...
Lagos and the Algarve
... of Lagos and is filled with cliffs and grottos that provide the most stunning views stretching for almost the whole length of southern Portugal (see pictures and video). After the trek back, we headed out for more incredible food. This time it was ...
Bones, beers and concrete
... hit the road again. We made our way to Lagos, this was meant to be or used to be a sleepy village on the corner of Portugal. We drove up to the campground, got a space and realised that the ground here was indeed harder than concrete, so Melanie would be ...
Lolling around Lagos
... been eyeing up so we indulged. By now I was figuring we could put the finishing touch on our guide to the Indian restaurants of Portugal. Well, it was our third meal now. The Shalimar on Rua Candido Dos Reis was a good choice. With our bellies full, we ...
Queria muito sangria, por favor.
And oh, what a good decision that turned out to be. Ahhh, beautiful Lagos. We got the bus there (much quicker bus ride) and found a completely fantastic pensione and met up with five Australian girls from the hostel in Faro. After extensive ...
Lagos - a greek island in portugal?
Before we arrived in Lago's we had this enchanting bus ride all the way there. Portugal has these pretty little villages all througout out these mountains and occassionally you see this very old bunch of buildings all wrecked and I couldnt help but ...
Lagos - Lazy Days.
... the Atlantic ocean. Lagos will stay in our memories as a place to recharge our batteries with siestas and wholesome home cooked food. We moved onto the capital of Portugal, Lisbon, but only stayed one night as we had used our Lisbon days enjoying ...
Portuguese Coast Trip
Although we didnīt spend much time in Lagos. For the first weekend I was in Portugal I went on a coast trip with my friend Vasco. We headed south latish Friday night.. We hit a surf party at the early hour of 3 am for a while.. Our prime reason for the ...
Loving Lagos
... then get sucked into the "black hole"... well then Welcome to Lagos! In our European guidebook, all it said was that Lagos (we are in Portugal now) was one big Black Hole, and it is totally true. People think they are coming for 2 days and stay ...
The Black Hole...that is Lagos!
... up on the net!!!! Fantastic! Please don't make me leave. Finally, I think it goes something like this "you can check out any time you like, but you can't never leave" - The Eagles Hotel California. That is Lagos! But leave I must, so until ...
The Black Hole
... in on 6 foot barrels just yet. There wasn't a cloud in the sky which was a nice contrast to the last 5 or 6 days of rain in Portugal we'd experienced. The next spot we went to was a little tamer but a whole lot more crowded and I could see why. It was an ...
Could life be any better?!
... beaches and had another delicious BBQ before heading out for a few drinks on the town We could have stayed here forever, but all good things must come to an end.. and we wanted to have seen at least one more place in Portugal before heading to Italy! ...
Lagos is evil
... partying but unfortunately got a little bit too drunk to make it out (I blame Hamish and his Russian vodka!). We then headed for Lagos, via an historic old town called Sintra. There was an impressive Castello and a palace on the hill which was a beautiful ...
Sagres
... amazing. It was horrible. But luckily it had a nice beach, where we sunned ourselves for two hours until the next bus back to Lagos. We plan to go out for another nice meal tonight. We have found that no matter how expensive a place is we spend the ...
Package Hypermarket
... on another local train bound for Lagos. According to our Lonely Planet the "coastal" train ride was meant to be a real highlight of Portugal. The first time we saw any ocean was as we pulled into Lagos two hours later. The rest of the scenery had been ...
more beach fun
... just around the corner from our campsite was our last taste of sunbathing - also able to do a couple of trips to towns nearby. sagres on the southwestern tip of Portugal had some imposing cliffs and adventure seeking fishermen dangling lines over the ...
rain rain go away
... and blue lapping waves which we came the wrong time of the year to visit. although it does not seem like we are in portugal at all with teh presences of milky white tourists and aussie bars abound. also we have been couped up in our little apartment room ...
beach break in the algarve
after 4 days in the port town of lagos, i am feeling much rejuvinated for more travelling! been for some nice scenic walks along the cliffs, feels alot like the great ocean road- nice beaches hidden beneath rocky coastline. also explored the marina ...
Lagos, Portugal
... I mention that the drinks were all included in the price? We had a few glasses of wine. Saturday, our last day in Lagos. We didnīt have any real plans but another person staying in the same apartment mentioned that there was a gypsies market going on ...


