Eating Out and In:
You will never be short of options for dining out during your stay. Within the nearby Marina there is a range of cafes and restaurants catering for all tastes and pockets, from snacks to traditional Portuguese cooking and even a Chinese restaurant and Pizza Hut, both of which do takeaways. In the heart of Lagos Town, just over the bridge from the Marina, you are really spoilt for choice with a variety of restaurants serving fresh fish and seafood of the day, as well as many bistros and pavement cafes where the value for money will impress! If dining alfresco on the terrace or in the cool of the apartment, plenty of local fresh produce is readily available. Lagos fish and fruit/vegetable market opens daily and there are many supermarkets within minutes of the apartment, offering everything you need inc. fresh fruit and vegetables, fresh fish, meat, wines and a bakery. Why not try some of the local food such as chicken piri-piri, Cataplana of meat or fish or the delicious Peixe Espada.
Local Activities and Sightseeing:
Nearby Luz is an excellent place to learn to dive with its PADI certificate diving school and is on the edge of the regions largest Nature reserve Costa Vicentina. For those who like the countryside Horse Riding is nearby. Lagos also has a cinema with the latest films shown in English or visit the Governor's Castle and Old Fortress, Lagos Museum or the old slave market to view art exhibitions. During the summer season there are frequent concerts at the amphitheatre close to the old town walls. Alternatively the Algarve shopping centre is approx. a 30 minute drive away featuring many known European brands, plus a bowling alley, 10 screen cinema and food court. About 40km inland is the Scenic Monchique Mountain range & beautiful old spa town of Cladas de Monchique. Right along the western coast at the tip is Cape St Vincent and its lighthouse with magnificent views originally thought to be the end of the world.
Lagos Beaches:
Meia Praia or Sao Roque - This broad expanse of sand stretches for 4km (2.5 miles) and offers all kinds of facilities for those who enjoy water sports. On the isthmus of the Alvor bar stands Meia Praia fort, which defended Lagos bay in the 17th and 18th centuries. Historians say that it was off these beaches that the galleons carrying the treasure of Moctezuma, an Aztec emperor captured by the soldiers of Herman Cortez, were shipwrecked in 1522. Batata, Estudantes, Homers, Pinhao, Dona Ana and Camilo are all sandy coves tucked between brightly coloured cliffs and include some interesting rock formations. Calm and clear water. Many believe these to be the most delightful beaches in the Algarve. Canavial and Porto de Mos are long beaches between the cliffs. Luz - A tourist centre with a cosmopolitan flavour. Large beach. Dona Maria - A calm and isolated beach.
Golf:
This location is especially suitable for golfers as it is ideally situated for easy access to numerous courses. There is plenty of room in the apartment for clubs and the secure, underground parking and lift make getting clubs in and out of the car and apartment easy. With over 30 courses in the region you will be spoilt for choice. Here is a brief description of just a few. 1 - PALMARES GOLF, 2km east of Lagos, 18 holes, par 71. This course has views of the bay & historical town as well as Monchique mountains to the north, using its natural resources to maximum advantage, 2 - BOAVISTA GOLF, 18 holes, par 71, This impressive championship course offers a number of tee options, challenging for all levels of golfers with the ocean visable from most of the holes. Water comes into play on 5 holes. 3 - PENINA GOLF, 18 holes, par 73. This championship course was the first built in the Algarve in 1966 and has hosted the Portuguese Open many times. 4 - PARQUE DA FLORESTA, This westernmost course in the Algarve features a challenging layout amid the rolling hills of the Costa Vincentina Nature Reserve. 5 - ALTO GOLF CLUB, 18 holes, par 72, Disigned by Sir Henry Cotton with gentle rolling fairways and scenic views of the Monchique Mountains. 6 - VILAMOURA GOLF, This resort offers a total of 5 golf courses offering variety, value and challenge for all levels of golfers.
marks the location of the property in Lagos region
