Lagos City Wall

The Lagos town walls originally enclosed the center of the town, but they were enlarged in the 16th century to protect a much larger area. The Governors castle built by the Arabs in 1189 became the governors headquarters in the 14th century. It was rebuilt in the 18th century with improvements in 1959 & 1960.

October in Lagos, Portugal

October 28th 2012
We have now been in Lagos, Portugal since October 3rd– hard to believe that almost a month has gone by. We have met quite a few of the cruisers that are here for the winter in the marina – most are from Europe and many are repeat customers coming back to Lagos year after year. One of the first comments we heard was that many call Lagos, “Port Velcro”. We understood what was meant by thi ... read more

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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

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