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| Beach at Lagos, Portugal |
When you visit Portugal, as you must, plan a day in Lagos. Sandy beaches, of course, but also steep cliffs, outcroppings, and caves of sandstone so soft and unstable that warning signs alerting you to the likelihood of erosion and collapse abound. Heed them, tread carefully, stay alert. Avoid the ledges and assume you will suffer terribly when you fall.
Lagos is in that part of the Algarve where the Bensafrim River meets the Atlantic Ocean. It was a major shipping port well before the days of Henry the Navigator, 1394 -1460.
On our visit the weather was mild, the water calm and incredibly turquoise, and visibility was excellent. Intrepid young people plied the water on kayaks, standup paddle boards, and those paddle boards with sails (what do you call those things?) The water was dotted with water craft of all shapes and sizes.
This is the off season, so we had no trouble parking or getting seated at a charming little restaurant where we enjoyed a high quality lunch at reasonable prices. We understand that during the high season the resident population and tourists swell the place substantially. I would think so.
Short cruises from Portimao and Alvor operate daily during the season, sporadically during the off season. Book one.
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| It's farther down that it looks |
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| This one you walk through, others you sail through |