The coast

Lagos

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July 13th 2011
A few days spent in Lagos were a good investment in my mental health. Met with old friends, rented a flat and spend our days nestled into beach's surrounded by sheer cliffs, blue skies and the Atlantic. It's a very beautiful place and has the tourists to prove it! Not that im one to judge. One highlight would be the fish market and cooking up seafood feasts. Im excited to see the hard c ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Algarve » Lagos

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Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more