Gastronomy

In Lagos, in the Barlavento Coast of the Algarve, amateurs of good cooking and wines have the occasion to taste a very typical and rich cuisine. Shrimps, lobsters, fish and crustaceous are almost always present in local cuisine.

The City of Lagos

The City of Lagos stretches from the mouth of the River Bensafrim and continues on the seashore of the Atlantic Ocean. An amazing promontory, the Mercy Point (Ponta da Piedade) offers a great landscape with rocks, cliffs, little coves and grea beaches.

The Wines of Lagos

The wine activity in Lagos dates from ancient times. In the Algarve, a Demarcated Region of the Algarve was created in 1980 and the "wine-growing area where Algarve Regional Wine and Liqueur Wine with the Algarve” Geographical Indication are produced".

So Lagos is the terroir of a Protected Designation of Origin, or DOC (Denominação de Origem Protegida) in Portuguese: DOC Lagos. Learn more: The Wines of Lagos