Lagos is one of my favourite towns to visit in the Algarve, it is a lively, vibrant town full of character. There are lots of little twisty, windy and yes, narrow cobblestoned streets dotted with cafes, bars, restaurants and stores on both sides. It has changed a ton since the last time we were here (2019), which is surprising for an old town. It is much cleaner and way busier, it is only March 4 and there are people everywhere. They even have a lovely singer serenading people in the main square.

After 4 visits it was time for me to do a little research on this boat sitting in the harbour, I thought it would have sunk by now. It is actually the Boat Esperanca, a replica of a caravel used during the 15th century when the Portuguese were discovering the world. It is a museum now based in the Port of Lagos. These ships sailed across the Atlantic, I can’t imagine what it must have been like.

As quaint and wonderful as the town is the cliffs are magnificent. A new addition since the last time we were there is a boardwalk which makes it accessible for walkers, wheelchairs, strollers, absolutely everyone. The daring doers can still venture off the boardwalk to follow the dirt/rocky paths to get a little bit closer to the edge. Jim and I even walked down the 250+ steps right to the base of the cliff. I was so thrilled and yakking about the waves as I was taking pictures that I didn’t realize that one was approaching fast and totally soaked me. Luckily I didn’t fall off, it was like a bowl of spaghetti down there with the waves crashing against walls, each other, receding and crashing back again. Would I do it again, definitely lol.

The Town of Lagos has so much to see, from the beautiful harbour, the old town and the cliffs. We managed to walk over 5 km and touched on all parts. This is our 4th trip to Lagos and won’t be the last.