Luz, also called Praia da Luz, is a former fishing village and parish of Lagos, with 4 355 inhabitants across 22 km², a few kilometres west of the city, on the site of a Roman settlement.
A seafront promenade runs beside the beach. West of Luz, the coast enters the municipality of Vila do Bispo and the Costa Vicentina natural park at Burgau.
Beaches in Luz
- Praia da Luz: beach of pale sand between rocks and cliffs, beside the promenade.
Monuments in Luz
- Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Luz: church in the historic centre with Gothic, Manueline and Baroque work.
- Fortaleza da Luz: fort near the beach.
Nature in Luz
- Rocha Negra: dark cliff of volcanic rock above the beach.
- Atalaia: geodesic marker at over 100 metres above sea level, reached by a clifftop path.
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