Lagos, Portugal Travel Blogs

Going out with a Bang
Aug 17, 2006

... 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 with ...

Lazing on the beach
Jan 15, 2008

... 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 included ...

Dolphin dreaming
Jan 18, 2008 (3 photos)

... 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 unprompted ...

Lisbon to Lagos
Jan 13, 2008 (2 photos)

... the head with automatic gates. Surely it must be owned by someone rich and famous! One thing was immediately clear to us about Lagos. There are lots of British people here. All signs are in English, all meals are served with chips and you can catch the ...

Lagos
Sep 17, 2005 (5 photos)

... 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 Lagos.

Sailing and horse riding around the Algarves
Oct 6, 2005 (22 photos)

... 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 visited.  ...

Lagos
Oct 2, 2006 (50 photos)

... very comfortable throughout the winter. The day we left at the end of October it was 30C. Along with the rest of Portugal, Lagos has a rich history. It was here that Prince Henry the navigator had shipyards to build and launch his caravels. His trading ...

On the Edge
Dec 16, 2006 (18 photos)

... 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
Jan 17, 2008 (5 photos)

... 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 for ...

Lagos and the Algarve
Oct 5, 2007 (15 photos)

... 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
Jul 18, 1998

... 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
Jan 16, 2008 (4 photos)

... 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.
Jun 12, 2003 (8 photos)

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 research ...

Lagos - a greek island in portugal?
Oct 4, 2005 (10 photos)

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 ...

Portuguese Coast Trip
Jul 15, 2006

Although we didn´t 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 ...

Lagos-algrave and even more aussies
Jul 7, 2006 (25 photos)

... the wall of countries and beer bongs done australia is coming third to the yanks and brits. Hopefully tonight will be better... GO PORTUGAL!!!! Oh well so much for that, at least they scored. Whytes is actually alright lots of dancing down stairs, but ...

Loving Lagos
Sep 16, 2006 (20 photos)

... 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 for ...

The Black Hole...that is Lagos!
Oct 4, 2005 (6 photos)

... 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 Seville.....

Lagos
Jul 2, 2006 (10 photos)

... 20 Euro a night. We spent our first day here on the beach and then spent the night partying with EVERYONE IN TOWN. Portugal played England in a semifinal world cup match and Portugal won. That means that everyone in town was going nuts from 4 pm when ...

The Black Hole
Nov 2, 2006 (9 photos)

... 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 ...

Lagos
Apr 11, 2007 (3 photos)

Expect an entry soon, but we have pictures uploaded!!!

Sagres
Oct 8, 2006

... 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 ...

Time to spend quility time at the beach
Aug 16, 2007 (26 photos)

... his breakfast of a bread roll and a beer (beer is only really ever drunk at breakfast or while having a snack in Portugal, wine is always drunk with main meals).  It was well worth the 7 euros. Our next stop for the day ...

Package Hypermarket
Oct 7, 2006

... 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
Nov 14, 2006 (5 photos)

... 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 edge.

Sintra - Lagos
Jun 18, 2007 (18 photos)

rain rain go away
Oct 24, 2006 (10 photos)

... 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
Aug 17, 2006 (4 photos)

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 and ...

La-la-la-Lagos!
Aug 10, 2007

TBC

Lagos, Portugal
Sep 29, 2006 (4 photos)

... as we had anticipated. Although she approached us at the train station in a small town where we were transferring trains to get to Lagos so we weren´t even in Lagos and we were being approached. In any case she had a lot information on the apartments and we ...