Lagoa
Lagoa is a city in the western Algarve, with 23 725 inhabitants across 88 km², with prehistoric heritage, a farming tradition centred on wine and a strong religious tradition.
Its coast, with Carvoeiro, Ferragudo, the Benagil sea cave and Praia da Marinha, has given the municipality a tourist character.
Monuments in Lagoa
- Convento de São José: 18th-century former enclosed convent with a cloister, a cistern and a foundling wheel at its entrance.
- Igreja Matriz de Porches (Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Encarnação): 16th-century church in Porches, with azulejos and 19th-century religious images.
Wine in Lagoa
- Morgado do Quintão: wine estate.
- Quinta dos Vales: wine estate.
- Quinta do Paraíso: wine estate.
Golf in Lagoa
- Vale da Pinta: course near the coast.
- Gramacho: course near the coast.
- Vale de Milho: course near Carvoeiro.
Leisure in Lagoa
- Boat trips to Benagil: trips by boat or guided kayak along the cliffs to the Benagil sea cave, inside the Pedra do Valado marine park. Since August 2024, landing in the cave and swimming in are banned.
- Sand City: one of the largest sand sculpture exhibitions in the world.
- Slide & Splash: water park in Estômbar, between Lagoa and Portimão, with slides, shows and spa services.
Schools in Lagoa
- German School Algarve: German-language school.
- Nobel Algarve British International School: British curriculum campus.
Villages and parishes of Lagoa
- Carvoeiro: coastal village with beaches and the Algar Seco rock formations.
- Ferragudo (1 973 inhabitants · 5 km²): fishing village on the River Arade.
- Porches (2 250 inhabitants · 16 km²): parish known for its pottery and cliff beaches.
- Estômbar (9 361 inhabitants · 28 km²): parish on the Arade with the Sítio das Fontes park.
