Praia de Dona Ana

• 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 de Dona Ana is Lagos's most photographed beach, a cove of golden sand framed by ochre cliffs and sea stacks just south of the town centre. The sandstone pillars rising from clear, usually calm water have become one of the defining images of the Algarve. Access is by a long staircase down the cliff face, and since a major sand replenishment in 2015 the beach has been far larger, joining stretches that high tide once cut off from one another. The rocks at either end reward snorkellers in settled weather, and the clifftop path connects towards Praia do Camilo and Ponta da Piedade. It suits families, snorkellers and photographers, with the caveat that the stairs rule out step-free access.

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

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Ponta da Piedade