If You're NearbyÉvora and the Alentejo
About 109 miles away
A Roman temple and a chapel of bones, among cork forests.
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Lagos Old Town
A walled port of cobbled lanes, a gilded church and lively squares, the home harbor of Portugal's age of discovery.
- Open
- Always; the museums keep their own hours
- Price
- Free; paid for the museums
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Praça Infante Dom Henrique, 8600 LagosDirections
- Getting There
- The old town is a short walk from the train and bus stations.
Why Go
Henry the Navigator lived here, and ships sailed from Lagos to chart the coast of Africa. On the main square stands the building where captured Africans were auctioned in 1444, one of the first slave sales of the Atlantic trade; it's now a small museum on that history. The Church of Santo António glows with carved and gilded wood.
Nearby in The Algarve
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