Praia da Batata

• In the town ofLagosLagos achieves a rare balance, functioning as a vibrant, modern tourist center while preserving the palpable history of its past. Home to the iconic Ponta da Piedade and a vibrant historic center.

Praia da Batata is the town beach of Lagos, a small sandy cove beside the Ponta da Bandeira fort, a minute or two from the old city walls. It is the first sand you reach walking out of the historic centre, across from the seventeenth-century fort that guards the mouth of the Bensafrim channel. The water inside the bay is usually calm, and at lower tides you can pass through tunnels cut in the rock to the small neighbouring coves, including Praia dos Estudantes. Being so close to town it fills quickly in summer, but the convenience is precisely the point. It suits families with young children and anyone staying in Lagos who wants sea and sand without a car or a walk.

What’s on in Lagos

18JUL

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Exhibition ‘Between the Invisible and the Essential’, by Joana Varatojo and Clara Buser

18JUL

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‘Core Cuore’ exhibition, by CasaBranca

8SEPT

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Exhibition " Here come all the others! " by Nélia Duarte

9SEPT

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Musical Entertainment at the Viv’o Mercado Market

Places to see nearby

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Ponta da Piedade