The Lagos City Guides answer what almost every visitor ends up asking: where to eat grilled fish without paying tout-street prices, how to get to Ponta da Piedade before the crowds, which cove beaches still have sand at high tide and where the old-town bars keep going after midnight. Each guide is a short, honest list that tells you why a place earns its spot, what to order or see and one practical tip, and it opens in your browser the moment you have paid.
About the Lagos City Guides
- 123 places
- 6 guides
- 7 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Lagos guides
Food guide
21 places
Charcoal-grilled fish and Algarve classics, modern kitchens and petiscos, seafood on the cliffs and by the beach, then the market, pastries, coffee and ice cream.
Things to do guide
20 places
The walled old town with its museums and churches, kayaks and boats into the grottoes, the coves below the cliffs, long beach walks and ideas for rainy days.
Family guide
20 places
Cove beaches and the wide sand of Meia Praia, sea-cave boat trips, a zoo, a hands-on science centre and restaurants that are glad to see children.
Nightlife guide
19 places
Sunset drinks by the marina, a wine bar for small Portuguese producers, cocktails and tapas, dinner before going out and bars that stay open until four.
Day trips guide
20 places
Cliff beaches on foot, the villages of Luz, Burgau and Salema, Sagres and Cape St Vincent, the Monchique hills and the train east to Silves, Portimão and Faro.
Budget guide
23 places
Free walls, beaches and cliff paths, cheap museums, market picnics and pastry breakfasts, honest fish lunches and the cheap train and bus out of town.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
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Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
O Escondidinho
Rua do Cemitério, north of the old town
A small, no-frills grill run by its owner, well away from the tourist streets. Order the sardine lunch: fish keeps arriving from the grill a few at a time, with bread and salad, until you wave it away. From the food guide.
Ponta da Piedade
3 km south of the old town, by the lighthouse
Arches, sea stacks and grottoes of golden rock rising from green water: the view most people travel to Lagos for. The clifftop platforms cost nothing, and at the bottom of the long stairway local fishermen take small boats into the caves. From the things to do guide.
Salema Beach
Salema village, about 35 min on the Sagres bus
A fishing village beach with boats drawn up on the sand, a short seafront and rock pools when the tide is out. Look for the dinosaur footprints in the rocks near the western steps. From the beaches and day trips guide.
Plan your days in Lagos
Day one: start on Praça Infante D. Henrique, follow the town walls to the market, then take the cliff path south to Ponta da Piedade and the wooden stairs down to Praia do Camilo. Have a sunset drink by the marina and share a cataplana in the old town. Day two: paddle into the grottoes on a morning kayak tour, swim at Praia Dona Ana, then take the bus west to Sagres for the fortress and the sunset at Cape St Vincent. For a rainy or slow day, combine the science centre, the town museum with its gilded chapel and the slave market museum with a long lunch at Mullen’s and a wine tasting in the old town.
Questions about the Lagos guides
What do the Lagos City Guides include?
Six guides with 123 places in total: food, things to do, family, nightlife, beaches and day trips, and budget. Every entry tells you why it is worth going, where it is, opening notes and one tip you can actually use.
How do I get the guides after paying?
The links appear on your order confirmation page and in the email that follows. They open in the browser of any phone, tablet or laptop, with no app to install and no account to create.
Can I use the Lagos guides without internet?
Yes. Open each guide once while you are online and it works offline from then on, ticks and notes included. Opening a place in maps needs mobile data.
Which languages are the Lagos guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese and Polish. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the Lagos guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and all six together are €19.99.
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