Lagos, Portugal
Lagos | |
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| Coordinates:37°6′10″N8°40′22″W/ 37.10278°N 8.67278°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Algarve |
| Intermunic. comm. | Algarve |
| District | Faro |
| Parishes | 4 |
| Government | |
| •President | Joaquina Matos (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 212.99 km2(82.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 31,049 |
| • Density | 150/km2(380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00(WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00(WEST) |
| Postal code | 8600 |
| Area code | 282 |
| Website | http://www.cm-lagos.pt |
Lagos(pronounced[ˈlaɣuʃ];Proto-Celtic:*Lacobriga) is a city andmunicipalityat the mouth ofBensafrim Riverand along theAtlantic Ocean,in the Barlavento region of theAlgarve,in southernPortugal.[1]The population of the municipality in 2011 was 31,049,[2]in an area of 212.99 km2.[3]The city of Lagos proper (which includes only thecivil parishof São Sebastião e Santa Maria) has a population of approximately 22,000.[4]Typically, these numbers increase during the summer months, with the influx of visiting tourists and seasonal residents. While the majority of the population lives along the coast and works in tourism and services, the inland region is sparsely inhabited, with the majority of the people working in agriculture and forestry.
Lagos is one of the most visited cities in the Algarve and Portugal, due to its variety of tourist-friendly beaches, rock formations (Ponta da Piedade), bars, restaurants and hotels, renowned for its vibrant summer nightlife and parties.[5]Yet, Lagos is also a historic centre of the PortugueseAge of Discovery,frequent home ofHenry the Navigator,historical shipyard and, at one time, centre of the European slave trade.[6]In 2012, travel websiteTripAdvisor,classified Lagos as the number one travel destination, on a list of "15 destinations on the rise" worldwide.[7]
Lagos, Nigeriamay have been named after it since, at the time of the 15th century, Lagos, Portugal, was the main centre of Portuguese maritime expeditions down the African coast.[8]
History
[edit]
Lagos is an ancient maritime town with more than 2000 years of history. The nameLagoscomes from aCelticsettlement, derived from the LatinLacobriga,the name of the settlement was established during the pre-Puniccivilizations. It became an early settlement of theCarthaginians,who recruited Celtic tribesmen in their war against the Romans (thePunic Wars). Owing to its already important harbour, it was colonized by theRomansand integrated into the Roman province ofLusitania,becoming known as Lacobriga.Quintus Sertorius,a rebellious Roman general, helped by the Lusitanians of Lacobriga (who had been oppressed under Roman Generals and members ofLucius Cornelius Sullaparty), successfully defeated the Roman army ofCaecilius Metellus Piusprobably at nearbyMonte Molião.
With the fall of Rome, the town of Lagos was occupied in the sixth century by theVisigothsfrom theKingdom of Toledoand later by theByzantines. TheMoorsarrived in the 8th century from North Africa, renaming the settlementZawaia(meaninglago,orlake). It became part of the much larger coastal region ofal-Gharb,which eventually became known as theAlgarve.The Moors fortified the town withLagos Castleand established important trade links to Northern Africa from their bases in the Iberian peninsula. In 1174, the localwālīgave permission for the Christian peoples to construct a church dedicated to São João Baptista, which was built outside the town's walls (becoming the oldest church in the Algarve).
Kingdom
[edit]Even as KingAfonso Henriquesadvanced to the south, the ChristianReconquistanever made it into Algarve and Alentejo, and the south remained under Moorish control. KingSancho I,with the support of Crusader forces used Lagos as a stepping stone to attack thefortress of Alvôr.[9]Zawaia was eventually captured by KingAfonso III of Portugalin 1241, but was only taken definitively in 1249. From this period on the King began self-styling himself as the"King of Portugal and the Algarve",stressing the fact that the Algarve (which had for so long been ruled by the Moors as a foreign country) had been annexed into the dominion of the Portuguese. Lagos became an independent jurisdiction under the rule of KingPeter Iin 1361.
KingJohn Iassembled his fleet in the harbour of Lagos, before setting sail for the siege andconquest of the city of Ceutain 1415. This was the first step in opening the Muslim world to medieval Europe, which in fact led to theAge of Discoverywith Portuguese explorers sailing across the whole world. By the 15th century, Lagos became the centre of Portuguese maritime exploration, with ships ordered south to trace the shoreline of Africa in order to find routes to India.InfanteHenry the Navigator,third son of King John, lived most of the time in Lagos. From here he directed expeditions toMoroccoand to the western coast ofAfricawithcaravels,lateen-rigged ships with excellent seafaring capabilities. Lagos was also the home port forGil Eaneswho was the first to sail beyondCape Bojadorin 1434, after a failed attempt in 1433 that put him out of favour with the, then considered the end of the world. The act of rounding the Cape, much like the later rounding of theCape of Good Hope,permitted Eanes (and the navigators that followed) to advance into the African subcontinent. When, by 1443, Lançarote (then fiscal officer of the crown) had sailed as far asArguimand brought back 275 Africans, the Portuguese had sufficient slaves to relieve the perpetual handicap of agricultural labour.[10]
Over the following decades, news of discoveries and achievements, and ships loaded with spices and goods would flow into the port of Lagos. It was also the gateway for the first Africanslavesinto post-medieval Europe.[11]Even before Africa was opened-up to the Portuguese, the seamen of Lagos were already unscrupulous slave traders.[12]From the first slave markets in Lagos (theMercado de Escravos,which opened in 1444), many Africans were dispersed throughout Europe, bringing a considerable income to the Portuguese monarchy and merchant classes, as well as cheap labour force.[11]As the major sponsor of these expeditions, Prince Henry received one-fifth of the selling price of every slave. The demand for the indentured labour force was so high that, by 1450, profit onMauritanianslaves was 700 percent.[13]The discovery of gold by Alfonso Gonçales also increased activities in Lagos, whose residents petitioned the Infante Henry to establish a trading company to pursue gold deposits in the region.[14]This included Juan Dias (ancestor ofBartolomeu Diaswho rounded the Cape of Good Hope),Gil Eanes,Lançarote de Freitas,Estevan Alfonso and Rodrigo Alvarez, who provisioned a squadron of six caravels to travel to isle of Garças in 1444, but returned with 150 Africans.[14]
Following the death of Prince Henry, and the expansion into the Atlantic and New World, the port of Lagos continued to receive shipments of goods and slaves, but its role began to decrease. Lisbon began to prosper, with ships returning directly from the colonies of the Azores, Madeira and Brazil, while trading houses began to relocate to the capital. But, even as the wealth arrived in Lisbon and Lagos, the ostentation was widely on display in the royal residences.[15]
KingSebastian,obsessed with his plans for a great crusade against theKingdom of Fez,assembled a huge fleet in Lagos in 1578.[16]During this ill-fated attempt he and most of Portugal's nobility were killed in theBattle of Ksar El Kebirin Morocco, eventually causing asuccession crisis,that eventually resulted in theIberian Union.
When Portugal came under Spanish rule, the Portuguese coast became a target for the English fleet. Lagos, close to the Spanish naval base ofCádiz,was attacked by SirFrancis Drakein the late 1580s, but was defended by its inhabitants, resulting in Drakes sack ofFaro.[17]But, the coast was under regular attack of otherpiratesandcorsairs,in addition to the Spanish who bombarded the Algarve during thePortuguese Restoration War(1640–1668), which led to the construction of a string of forts all along the coast. One of them was the late-17th-centuryFort of Ponta da Bandeirain Lagos, which was completed between 1679 and 1690 (according to the stone inscription over the main door).
From 1576 to 1755, Lagos was a high-profile capital of the Algarve, until the old Portuguese town was destroyed by theearthquake and tsunami of 1755.Although some walls from the 16th century still remain, as well as the governor'scastle,many of the buildings are from the 17th century.
Two well-known naval battles took place off Lagos, reflecting its strategic location: in theBattle of Lagos (1693)a French flotilla defeated a combined Anglo-Dutch force, while in theBattle of Lagos (1759)a British force defeated a French force.
Geography
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Physical geography
[edit]By its geographical position (east-northeast to west-southwest orientation) and lithological diversity, the Algarve stands out as a uniquestratigraphicandmorpho-tectonicregion.[18]A peripheralCarboniferousunit of theVariscan orogeny,it constitutes theMesozoicandCenozoicsedimentary layers, deposited onto two totally distinct superimposed basins.[18]Between the Middle-UpperTriassictoHettangian,sediments evolved from continental (fluvialredsandstone) to shallow marine over the entire region, which included instances of evaporates, tholeiite fissuralmagmas,lava flows,volcanic ashandpyroclasts.[18]
The area of Lagos, conforms to the MiddleMioceneLagos-Portimão formation (a band that extends along the coast from Lagos toAlbufeira,abutting the Serra do Caldeirão to the north) and which corresponds to marine sedimentation over relatively stable, but a minorly deformed limestone shelf platform.[18][19][20]A period of calm during the intra-Miocene (of approximately 2.4 Ma) led to generalized exposure and development ofkarst,that influences the present day coastline.[18][20]The conspicuous horizontal bending of this profile in the cliffs of Lagos, much like the remainder of the Lagos-Portimão formation, is formed by alternating bands ofsiliciclasticandcalcareouslithologies.[19]The low degree of cementation in the layers causes a high degree of instability of the cliffs.[19]The littoral and cliff sands are dominated by variousbivalveorganisms,bryozoans,largerbenthicforaminifersandCoralline algaewith minor additions ofechinoidsandbalanidsimplying a shallow-water depositional system of a warm-temperate climatic regime.[19]The locality of Cerro das Mós, from where a largecrocodilian(Tomistoma schlegelii) tooth was collected long ago,[21]has also produced someOdontocetiteeth. These may be dated from theSerravallian,which, constitute the oldest marine mammal occurrence in the Algarve.[20][22]
Climate
[edit]Lagos has aMediterranean climate(Köppen:Csa) with hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters. Like the rest of the Algarve, Lagos is very sunny, averaging over 3100 hours of sunshine a year. Precipitation is concentrated in the winter months, where highs average around 16–17 °C (61–63 °F) and lows around 8–9 °C (46–48 °F), wind and humidity are also more prevalent during this season, averaging 14 km/h (8.7 mph) of wind and around 80 percent humidity. Summers are warm to hot, very sunny and generally still, the coastal sea breeze helps to cool down the often excessive heat of this season.
Sea temperatures have little seasonal variation and are their highest in September-October and their lowest in March, averaging 20–21 °C (68–70 °F) in the summer, and 16–17 °C (61–63 °F) in the winter.[23]
| Climate data for Lagos, Portugal | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.9 (58.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.1 (82.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
17.8 (64.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.9 (69.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
13.6 (56.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
16.8 (62.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) |
8.8 (47.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
9.7 (49.5) |
13.3 (56.0) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 59 (2.3) |
51 (2.0) |
55 (2.2) |
41 (1.6) |
25 (1.0) |
5 (0.2) |
0 (0) |
2 (0.1) |
18 (0.7) |
64 (2.5) |
68 (2.7) |
87 (3.4) |
475 (18.7) |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 158.7 | 168.7 | 202.4 | 264.7 | 319.9 | 337.1 | 382.8 | 356.3 | 265.2 | 219.8 | 174.9 | 168.3 | 3,018.8 |
| Source 1: Climate-data.org[24] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Portuguese Environment Agency[25] | |||||||||||||
Ecoregions/Protected areas
[edit]Lagos has many natural interest sites, including:
- Ponta da Piedade(English:Mercy Point)
- Grutas da Costa d'Oiro(English:Golden Coast Grottos)
- Laguna de Alvor(English:Lagoon of Alvor)
- "Bravura Dam" English:Bravura Dam)
- Mata Nacional de Barão de S.João(English:National Forest of the Baron of Saint John), representing a varied flora that includes Pine (Pinaceae), Acacia (Acacia), Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus) and Strawberry trees (Arbutus unedo), with six pedestrian trails and six campsites. In the zone of Pedra Branca, is aPaleolithicmenhir,called the Menhir of Pedro do Galo, accessible through the pedestrian trails, visitors can use the tables and picnicking areas near the guardhouse for barbecues, while small children have access to a playground. A public sports field and 100 metre interval obstacle course was also constructed to attract activity, near the picnic area.
Beaches
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- Meia Praia(Half Beach) —the most popular tourist beach, consisting of soft, white sand, Meia Praia is one of the largest open bays in Europe, resulting in calm seas, permitting conditions for many nautical sports, while cliffs provide sheltered coves from strong windy conditions;
- Praia Solaria(Sunny Beach);
- Praia da Batata(Potato Beach) — a small beach tucked between two small cliffs (where the river meets the Atlantic Ocean). It is known for the small music festivals that take place there during summer;
- Praia dos Estudantes(Students' Beach);
- Praia da Dona Ana(DonaAna Beach) - its areal is slightly thicker than the beaches in the surrounding area and it is surrounded by striking rock formations. At high tide the beach is split by the geomorphology of the cliffs;
- Praia do Canavial(Canavial Beach);
- Praia de Camilo(Camilo Beach);
- Praia da Luz(Beach of Light) - located in the parish ofLuz,the beach is bounded in the east byRocha Negra(English:Black Rock), providing summer vacationers with a popular escape.
- Praia da Balança- located afterPraia da BonecaandPraia dos Pinheiros,it is a sandy cove enclosed by towering cliffs.[26]
Sustainable tourism
[edit]In 2012 Lagos received the QualityCoast Gold Award for its efforts to become asustainable tourismdestination. Because of this award, Lagos has been selected for inclusion in the global atlas for sustainable tourismDestiNet. [27]
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Human geography
[edit]The municipality of Lagos is located approximately 35 kilometres (22 miles) east of theCape St. Vincentcoast, along the southern coast of the Algarve. It is surrounded along its borders by the municipalities ofVila do Bispo(to the west),Aljezur(to the northwest),Monchique(to the northeast) andPortimão(to the east).
To the north of Lagos is the road toSilves,the first capital of the Algarve,Monchique(spa town/mountain),Milfontes,a coastal town and port/harbour of the city ofSines,that winds through the scenic protected landscape of the Southwest Natural Park (Costa Sudoeste Alentejana e Vicentina).
Administratively, the municipality is divided into four civil parishes (freguesias):[28]
- Bensafrim e Barão de São João
- São Gonçalo de Lagos(São Sebastião e Santa Maria)
- Luz,which includes the separate villages ofAlmádenaandEspiche.
- Odiáxere
Twin towns — Sister cities
[edit]Lagos istwinnedwith:
- Torres Vedras,district ofLisbon,Portugal
Ribeira Grande,island ofSão Miguel,Azores
Ribeira Grande de Santiago,island ofSantiago,Cape Verde
Palos de la Frontera,autonomous community ofAndalusia,Spain
Ksar El Kebir,city in the province ofLarache,Morocco
Sassenheim,town in the province ofSouth Holland,Netherlands
Economy
[edit]
Lagos' economy, like many coastal towns in Portugal, has always been closely linked to the sea, andfishinghas been an important activity since very ancient times. Since 1960, the city has embracedtourism,which has become its most important economic activity. It has beautiful beaches, good climate, the sea, a scenic coastline, and historical patrimony.
The Marina de Lagos has 460 berths and has become an important centre for long-distance cruisers, and it is also known for its modern drawbridge.
Lagos also has numerous cultural and night-life entertainment venues.
Transportation
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Lagos Station is the western terminus of theLinha do Algarverailway line, which connects Lagos toVila Real de Santo António(viaFaroandTavira). The passenger train service is operated byComboios de Portugal(CP). Connections are available atTunesfor trains to Lisbon and Porto.
The municipal aerodrome handles only small recreational planes; the nearest airport isFaro.
Architecture
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Prehistoric
[edit]- Menir da Cabeça do Rochedo(Portuguese:Menir da Cabeço do Rocheado)
Civic
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- Barracks of the Guarda Fiscal of Lagos (Portuguese:Quartel e Posto da Guarda Fiscal)
- Building of theCaixa Geral de Depósitos(Portuguese:Edifício da Caixa Geral de Depositos)
- Building of the Correios, Telégrafos e Telefonos (Portuguese:Edifício dos Correios, Telégrafos e Telefones de Lagos)
- Building of the Portagem (Portuguese:Edifício Antigo da Portagem)
- District Courthouse/Palace of Justice (Portuguese:Tribunal da Comarca/Palácio da Justiça)
- District Jailhouse of Lagos/Cultural Centre of Lagos (Portuguese:Cadeia Comarcã de Lagos/Centro Cultural)
- D. Maria Bridge (Portuguese:Ponte Dona Maria)
- Fonte Coberta Dam (Portuguese:Barragem da Fonte Coberta) is a dam measuring 36 metres in length with a height between 2.3 and 1.3 metres built by the Romans. It can be visited in the northwestern part of Lagos.
- Excavations in the northeast of Lagos on Monte Molião (Portuguese: Sítio Arquelógico do Molião) revealed the foundations and walls of a settlement founded in the 4th or 3rd century BC during theIron Age.
- Gil Eanes Secondary/Commercial-Industrial School (Portuguese:Escola Industrial e Comercial de Lagos/Escola Secundária Gil Eanes)
- Hotel Tivolli Lagos (Portuguese:Hotel de Lagos)
- Municipal Hall of Lagos (Portuguese:Edifício dos Paços do Concelho)
- Lighthouse of Ponta da Piedade (Portuguese:Farol da Ponta da Piedade)
- Pillory of Lagos (Portuguese:Pelourinho de Lagos)
- Regional Museum of Lagos (Portuguese:Museu Regional de Lagos) - this modest regional museum is located next to the church of Santo António.,[29]housing theeclecticcollection of archaeological finds from prehistory and theNeolithic,in addition to minerals, Roman mosaics, Moorish oil-lamps and pottery. Theethnographicsection includes exhibits from life in the Algarve, that includes not only residential, but also military artefacts, such as swords, muskets and cannonballs, and theforal(charter) issued by KingManuelfor Lagos. Religious artefacts are also prominent in the displays, that include the sacerdotal vestments worn by thecanonswho said Holy Mass to King Sebastian (before he left on his ill-fated conquest of Morocco), and adiptych(dating from the 16th century) with scenes from theAnnunciationandPresentation of Jesus at the Temple.
- Slave Market/Customshoues of Lagos (Portuguese:Mercado de Escravos/Vedoria/Alfândega de Lagos)
Military
[edit]- Bulwark of Alcaria/Freiras (Portuguese:Baluarte da Alcaria/das Freiras)
- Bulwark of Porta dos Quartos (Portuguese:Baluarte da Porta dos Quartos)
- Bulwark of Santa Maria/Porta da Vila (Portuguese:Baluarte de Santa Maria/da Porta da Vila)
- Bulwark of São Francisco/Jogo da Bola (Portuguese:Baluarte de São Francisco/do Jogo da Bola)
- Castle of Senhora da Luz (Portuguese:Castelo da Senhora da Luz)
- Fort of Meia Praia (Portuguese:Forte da Meia Praia)
- Fort of Ponta da Bandeira (Portuguese:Forte da Ponta da Bandeira) - also known as theForte do Pau da Bandeira,theForte de Nossa Senhora da Penha de Françaor theForte do Registo,the fort, which guarded the entrance to the harbour, was originally dedicated to theSanta Virgem Senhora da Penha de França(to which it was referred).[30]This squat rectangular fort guards the entrance to the harbour, accessed by a smalldrawbridge,to terraced spaces (that overlook the town, beach and harbour) and the small chapel (decorated with 17th-centuryazulejostile). Until the late 20th century, the fort was used as a service depot for military forces and housed services linked to maritime activities (such as supplies for lifeboats and nautical sports). It was restored between 1958 and 1960, and officially acquired by the municipality of Lagos in 1983, where it was converted into exhibition displays of maritime history, withastrolabesand models of caravels.
- Fort of Pinhão (Portuguese:Forte do Pinhão)
- Military Barracks of Lagos (Portuguese:Edifício Militar em Lagos/Trem de Artilharia)
- Musketeers' Workshop/Warehouse and Saddlery (Portuguese:Edifício Oficina do Espingardeiro/Armazém do Espingardeiro/Selaria)
- Regimental Warehouse/Church of São Brás (Portuguese:Armazém Regimental e Desparecido Igreja de São Brás)
- Tower of Atalaia (Portuguese:Torre da Atalaia)
- Walled/Tower Fortifications of Lagos (Portuguese:Muralhas e Torreões de Lagos)
Religious
[edit]
- Chapel/Hermitage of São João Baptista (Portuguese:Capela/Ermida de São João Baptista) Its octagonalnavemay have been built on the foundations of amausoleumof a muslimMaraboutin the 12th century. The oldest document in which the chapel and its monastery were mentioned dates from the 14th century. The chapel was nearly completely destroyed by thetsunamifollowing the earthquake of 1755. Its reconstruction did not start before 1805. The monastery was dissolved in the 20th century and transformed into a normal residential building. Behind the chapel a large wall painting consisting of painted azulejo tiles is worth a visit. It shows people washing clothes in flat tanks behind the chapel. The tanks still exist today and can be visited behind the chapel.
- Church of Nossa Senhora do Carmo (Portuguese:Igreja da Nossa Senhora do Carmo)
- Church of Nossa Senhora da Luz (Portuguese:Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Luz)
- Church of Odiáxere (Portuguese:Igreja de Odiáxere)
- Church of Santa Maria (Portuguese:Igreja de Santa Maria/da Misericórdia)
- Church of Santo António(Portuguese:Igreja de Santo António) - its simple façade with the asymmetrical bell towers, date from 1715, and contrast sharply with the extravagantly decorated interior, which is covered in gilded wood carvings and blue-and-white 18th-centuryazulejotiles (talha dourada) which fill the walls of thenave,while sixBaroquepaintings by José Joaquim Rasquinho, representing the miracles ofSaint Anthonyare hung on its walls. The woodenvaultwas painted with atrompe-l'œileffect, while polychrome statues ofcherubsplaying with animals and fishes are scattered within the interior. It was one of the few buildings to survive theGreat Earthquake of 1755,reconstructed by the local commander of Regimental Infantry, who may have added the polychromatic statue of St. Anthony with military sash. Purportedly, KingSebastianattended his last mass in this church, before his ill-fated expedition toMorocco.* Convent of Nossa Senhora do Loreto (Portuguese:Convento de Nossa Senhora do Loreto)
- Church of São Sebastião(Portuguese:Igreja de São Sebastião/de Nossa Senhora da Conceição)
- Hermitage of São Pedro de Pulgão/Nossa Senhora dos Aflitos (Portuguese:Ermida de São Pedro do Pulgão/Nossa Senhora dos Aflitos)
- Ruins of the Hermitage of Santo Amaro (Portuguese:Ruinas da Ermida de São Amaro)
- Ruins of the Convent of the Trinity (Portuguese:Ruinas do Antigo Convento da Trindade/dos Frades Trinos)
Culture
[edit]Many local traditions are celebrated in the municipality and range from gastronomy to traditional handicrafts.
In gastronomy, there are the local specialties:Dom rodrigosandmorgadoscookies based on local products, such asalmonds,figsandeggs.Lagos is also a wine-producing region and is famous for itsmoscatelwine, and also for a strong alcoholic spirit, theaguardente de medronho,made of berries ofstrawberry tree.
Notable citizens
[edit]
- Gundisalvus of Lagos(c.1370–1422), saint of theOrder of Saint Augustine
- Soeiro da Costa (c.1390–c.1472), navigator and one of theHeroic Twelveof theLusiadas
- Gil Eanes(1395–15thC), navigator and explorer of the 15th century
- Diogo Gomes(c.1420–c.1500), a Portuguese navigator, explorer and writer[31]
- Pedro de Sintra(15thC), a Portuguese explorer ofSierra Leonearound 1462
- Lançarote de Freitas(15thC), navigator and slave trader in the 15th century
- Diogo Rodrigues(c.1501–1577), navigator, captain, Governor ofSalsette Island
- Gaspar Jorge de Leão Pereira(?? in Lagos –1576), the firstArchbishop of Goa
- Manuel Pereira de Sampaio(1692–1750), a nobleman and diplomat at theHoly Seein Rome
- José Sebastião de Almeida Neto(1841–1920), a Cardinal andPatriarch of Lisbon
- Júlio Dantas(1876–1962), doctor, poet, journalist, screenwriter, politician and diplomat
- José Reis, firstPortuguesegeriatric physician, founder of the Portuguese Geriatric and Gerontological Society in 1951[32]
- Júlia Barroso (1930–1996), actress, singer and teacher[33]
Sport
[edit]- Fernando Cabrita(1923–2014), a footballer with 351 club caps and manager
- Jamila Marreiros(b.1988), a football goalkeeper, 12 caps withPortugal women
- Diogo Viana(b.1990), a Portuguese professional footballer
See also
[edit]
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