Lagos, Portugal
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Lagos (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈlaɣuʃ] ⓘ; literally "lakes"; from Proto-Celtic: *Lacobriga) is a city and municipality at the mouth of Bensafrim River and along the Atlantic Ocean, in the Barlavento region of the Algarve, in southern Portugal.[1] The population of the municipality in 2011 was 31,049,[2] in an area of 212.99 km2.[3] The city of Lagos proper (which includes only the civil parish of São Sebastião e Santa Maria) has a population of approximately 22,000.[4] Typically, these numbers increase during the summer months, with the influx of visiting tourists and seasonal residents. While the majority of the population lives along the coast and works in tourism and services, the inland region is sparsely inhabited, with the majority of the people working in agriculture and forestry.
Lagos is one of the most visited cities in the Algarve and Portugal, due to its variety of tourist-friendly beaches, rock formations (
TripAdvisor, classified Lagos as the number one travel destination, on a list of "15 destinations on the rise" worldwide.[7]
Lagos, Nigeria, may have been named after it, since, at the time of the 15th century, Lagos, Portugal, was the main centre of Portuguese maritime expeditions down the African coast.[8]
The parish of
Madeleine McCann
disappeared in 2007, becoming the famous place in the municipality.
History
Lagos is an ancient maritime town with more than 2000 years of history. The name Lagos comes from a
Lucius Cornelius Sulla party), successfully defeated the Roman army of Caecilius Metellus Pius probably at nearby Monte Molião
.
With the fall of Rome, the town of Lagos was occupied in the sixth century by the Visigoths from the Kingdom of Toledo and later by the Byzantines. The
wālī
gave permission for the Christian peoples to construct a church dedicated to São João Baptista, which was built outside the town's walls (becoming the oldest church in the Algarve).
Kingdom
Even as King
fortress of Alvôr.[9] Zawaia was eventually captured by King Afonso III of Portugal
in 1241, but was only taken definitively in 1249. From this period on the King began self-styling himself as the "King of Portugal and the Algarve", stressing the fact that the Algarve (which had for so long been ruled by the Moors as a foreign country) had been annexed into the dominion of the Portuguese.
Lagos became an independent jurisdiction under the rule of King Peter I in 1361.
King
Arguim and brought back 275 Africans, the Portuguese had sufficient slaves to relieve the perpetual handicap of agricultural labour.[10]
Over the following decades, news of discoveries and achievements, and ships loaded with spices and goods would flow into the port of Lagos. It was also the gateway for the first African
slaves into post-medieval Europe.[11] Even before Africa was opened-up to the Portuguese, the seamen of Lagos were already unscrupulous slave traders.[12] From the first slave markets in Lagos (the Mercado de Escravos, which opened in 1444), many Africans were dispersed throughout Europe, bringing a considerable income to the Portuguese monarchy and merchant classes, as well as cheap labour force.[11] As the major sponsor of these expeditions, Prince Henry received one-fifth of the selling price of every slave. The demand for the indentured labour force was so high that, by 1450, profit on Mauritanian slaves was 700 percent.[13] The discovery of gold by Alfonso Gonçales also increased activities in Lagos, whose residents petitioned the Infante Henry to establish a trading company to pursue gold deposits in the region.[14] This included Juan Dias (ancestor of Bartolomeu Dias who rounded the Cape of Good Hope), Gil Eanes, Lançarote de Freitas, Estevan Alfonso and Rodrigo Alvarez, who provisioned a squadron of six caravels to travel to isle of Garças in 1444, but returned with 150 Africans.[14]
Following the death of Prince Henry, and the expansion into the Atlantic and New World, the port of Lagos continued to receive shipments of goods and slaves, but its role began to decrease. Lisbon began to prosper, with ships returning directly from the colonies of the Azores, Madeira and Brazil, while trading houses began to relocate to the capital. But, even as the wealth arrived in Lisbon and Lagos, the ostentation was widely on display in the royal residences.[15]
King
succession crisis, that eventually resulted in the Iberian Union
.
When Portugal came under Spanish rule, the Portuguese coast became a target for the English fleet. Lagos, close to the Spanish naval base of
pirates and corsairs, in addition to the Spanish who bombarded the Algarve during the Portuguese Restoration War (1640–1668), which led to the construction of a string of forts all along the coast. One of them was the late-17th-century Fort of Ponta da Bandeira
in Lagos, which was completed between 1679 and 1690 (according to the stone inscription over the main door).
From 1576 to 1755, Lagos was a high-profile capital of the Algarve, until the old Portuguese town was destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami of 1755. Although some walls from the 16th century still remain, as well as the governor's castle, many of the buildings are from the 17th century.
Two well-known naval battles took place off Lagos, reflecting its strategic location: in the
Battle of Lagos (1759)
a British force defeated a French force.
Geography
Physical geography
By its geographical position (east-northeast to west-southwest orientation) and lithological diversity, the Algarve stands out as a unique
pyroclasts.[18]
The area of Lagos, conforms to the Middle
Albufeira, abutting the Serra do Caldeirão to the north) and which corresponds to marine sedimentation over relatively stable, but a minorly deformed limestone shelf platform.[18][19][20] A period of calm during the intra-Miocene (of approximately 2.4 Ma) led to generalized exposure and development of karst, that influences the present day coastline.[18][20] The conspicuous horizontal bending of this profile in the cliffs of Lagos, much like the remainder of the Lagos-Portimão formation, is formed by alternating bands of siliciclastic and calcareous lithologies.[19] The low degree of cementation in the layers causes a high degree of instability of the cliffs.[19] The littoral and cliff sands are dominated by various bivalve organisms, bryozoans, larger benthic foraminifers and Coralline algae with minor additions of echinoids and balanids implying a shallow-water depositional system of a warm-temperate climatic regime.[19] The locality of Cerro das Mós, from where a large crocodilian (Tomistoma schlegelii) tooth was collected long ago,[21] has also produced some Odontoceti teeth. These may be dated from the Serravallian, which, constitute the oldest marine mammal occurrence in the Algarve.[20][22]
Climate
Lagos has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa) with hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters. Like the rest of the Algarve, Lagos is very sunny, averaging over 3100 hours of sunshine a year. Precipitation is concentrated in the winter months, where highs average around 16–17 °C (61–63 °F) and lows around 8–9 °C (46–48 °F), wind and humidity are also more prevalent during this season, averaging 14 km/h (8.7 mph) of wind and around 80 percent humidity. Summers are warm to hot, very sunny and generally still, the coastal sea breeze helps to cool down the often excessive heat of this season.
Sea temperatures have little seasonal variation and are their highest in September-October and their lowest in March, averaging 20–21 °C (68–70 °F) in the summer, and 16–17 °C (61–63 °F) in the winter.[23]
| Climate data for Lagos, Portugal | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.9 (58.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.1 (82.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
17.8 (64.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.9 (69.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
13.6 (56.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
16.8 (62.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) |
8.8 (47.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
9.7 (49.5) |
13.3 (56.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 59 (2.3) |
51 (2.0) |
55 (2.2) |
41 (1.6) |
25 (1.0) |
5 (0.2) |
0 (0) |
2 (0.1) |
18 (0.7) |
64 (2.5) |
68 (2.7) |
87 (3.4) |
475 (18.7) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 158.7 | 168.7 | 202.4 | 264.7 | 319.9 | 337.1 | 382.8 | 356.3 | 265.2 | 219.8 | 174.9 | 168.3 | 3,018.8 |
| Source 1: Climate-data.org[24] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Portuguese Environment Agency[25] | |||||||||||||
Ecoregions/Protected areas
Lagos has many natural interest sites, including:
- Ponta da Piedade (English: Mercy Point)
- Grutas da Costa d'Oiro (English: Golden Coast Grottos)
- Laguna de Alvor (English: Lagoon of Alvor)
- "Bravura Dam" English: Bravura Dam)
- Mata Nacional de Barão de S.João (English: National Forest of the Baron of Saint John), representing a varied flora that includes Pine (Pinaceae), Acacia (Acacia), Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus) and Strawberry trees (Arbutus unedo), with six pedestrian trails and six campsites. In the zone of Pedra Branca, is a Paleolithic menhir, called the Menhir of Pedro do Galo, accessible through the pedestrian trails, visitors can use the tables and picnicking areas near the guardhouse for barbecues, while small children have access to a playground. A public sports field and 100 metre interval obstacle course was also constructed to attract activity, near the picnic area.
Beaches
- Meia Praia (Half Beach) —the most popular tourist beach, consisting of soft, white sand, Meia Praia is one of the largest open bays in Europe, resulting in calm seas, permitting conditions for many nautical sports, while cliffs provide sheltered coves from strong windy conditions;
- Praia Solaria (Sunny Beach);
- Praia da Batata (Potato Beach) — a small beach tucked between two small cliffs (where the river meets the Atlantic Ocean). It is known for the small music festivals that take place there during summer;
- Praia dos Estudantes (Students' Beach);
- Praia da Dona Ana (Dona Ana Beach) - its areal is slightly thicker than the beaches in the surrounding area and it is surrounded by striking rock formations. At high tide the beach is split by the geomorphology of the cliffs;
- Praia do Canavial (Canavial Beach);
- Praia de Camilo (Camilo Beach);
- Praia da Luz (Beach of Light) - located in the parish of Luz, the beach is bounded in the east by Rocha Negra (English: Black Rock), providing summer vacationers with a popular escape.
- Praia da Balança- located after Praia da Boneca and Praia dos Pinheiros, it is a sandy cove enclosed by towering cliffs.[26]
Sustainable tourism
In 2012 Lagos received the QualityCoast Gold Award for its efforts to become a
DestiNet
.
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Human geography
The municipality of Lagos is located approximately 35 kilometres (22 miles) east of the
Portimão
(to the east).
To the north of Lagos is the road to
Sines
, that winds through the scenic protected landscape of the Southwest Natural Park (Costa Sudoeste Alentejana e Vicentina).
Administratively, the municipality is divided into four civil parishes (freguesias):[28]
- Bensafrim e Barão de São João
- São Gonçalo de Lagos (São Sebastião e Santa Maria)
- Luz, which includes the separate villages of Almádena and Espiche.
- Odiáxere
Twin towns — Sister cities
Lagos is
twinned
with:
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Ribeira Grande, island of São Miguel, Azores
- Ribeira Grande de Santiago, island of Santiago, Cape Verde
Palos de la Frontera, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain
Sassenheim, town in the province of South Holland, Netherlands
Economy
Lagos' economy, like many coastal towns in Portugal, has always been closely linked to the sea, and fishing has been an important activity since very ancient times. Since 1960, the city has embraced tourism, which has become its most important economic activity. It has beautiful beaches, good climate, the sea, a scenic coastline, and historical patrimony.
The Marina de Lagos has 460 berths and has become an important centre for long-distance cruisers, and it is also known for its modern drawbridge.
Lagos also has numerous cultural and night-life entertainment venues.
Transportation
Lagos Station is the western terminus of the
Tavira). The passenger train service is operated by Comboios de Portugal (CP). Connections are available at Tunes
for trains to Lisbon and Porto.
The municipal aerodrome handles only small recreational planes; the nearest airport is Faro.
Architecture
Menir of Cabeça do Rochedo
, representing the Neolithic history of the settlements of Lagos
Prehistoric
- Menir da Cabeça do Rochedo (Portuguese: Menir da Cabeço do Rocheado)
Civic
- Barracks of the Guarda Fiscal of Lagos (Portuguese: Quartel e Posto da Guarda Fiscal)
- Building of the Caixa Geral de Depósitos (Portuguese: Edifício da Caixa Geral de Depositos)
- Building of the Correios, Telégrafos e Telefonos (Portuguese: Edifício dos Correios, Telégrafos e Telefones de Lagos)
- Building of the Portagem (Portuguese: Edifício Antigo da Portagem)
- District Courthouse/Palace of Justice (Portuguese: Tribunal da Comarca/Palácio da Justiça)
- District Jailhouse of Lagos/Cultural Centre of Lagos (Portuguese: Cadeia Comarcã de Lagos/Centro Cultural)
- D. Maria Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte Dona Maria)
- Fonte Coberta Dam (Portuguese: Barragem da Fonte Coberta) is a dam measuring 36 metres in length with a height between 2.3 and 1.3 metres built by the Romans. It can be visited in the northwestern part of Lagos.
- Excavations in the northeast of Lagos on Monte Molião (Portuguese: Sítio Arquelógico do Molião) revealed the foundations and walls of a settlement founded in the 4th or 3rd century BC during the Iron Age.
- Gil Eanes Secondary/Commercial-Industrial School (Portuguese: Escola Industrial e Comercial de Lagos/Escola Secundária Gil Eanes)
- Hotel Tivolli Lagos (Portuguese: Hotel de Lagos)
- Municipal Hall of Lagos (Portuguese: Edifício dos Paços do Concelho)
- Lighthouse of Ponta da Piedade (Portuguese: Farol da Ponta da Piedade)
- Pillory of Lagos (Portuguese: Pelourinho de Lagos)
- Regional Museum of Lagos (Presentation of Jesus at the Temple.
- Slave Market/Customshoues of Lagos (Portuguese: Mercado de Escravos/Vedoria/Alfândega de Lagos)
Military
- Bulwark of Alcaria/Freiras (Portuguese: Baluarte da Alcaria/das Freiras)
- Bulwark of Porta dos Quartos (Portuguese: Baluarte da Porta dos Quartos)
- Bulwark of Santa Maria/Porta da Vila (Portuguese: Baluarte de Santa Maria/da Porta da Vila)
- Bulwark of São Francisco/Jogo da Bola (Portuguese: Baluarte de São Francisco/do Jogo da Bola)
- Castle of Senhora da Luz (Portuguese: Castelo da Senhora da Luz)
- Fort of Meia Praia (Portuguese: Forte da Meia Praia)
- Fort of Ponta da Bandeira (Portuguese: Forte da Ponta da Bandeira) - also known as the Forte do Pau da Bandeira, the Forte de Nossa Senhora da Penha de França or the Forte do Registo, the fort, which guarded the entrance to the harbour, was originally dedicated to the Santa Virgem Senhora da Penha de França (to which it was referred).[30] This squat rectangular fort guards the entrance to the harbour, accessed by a small drawbridge, to terraced spaces (that overlook the town, beach and harbour) and the small chapel (decorated with 17th-century azulejos tile). Until the late 20th century, the fort was used as a service depot for military forces and housed services linked to maritime activities (such as supplies for lifeboats and nautical sports). It was restored between 1958 and 1960, and officially acquired by the municipality of Lagos in 1983, where it was converted into exhibition displays of maritime history, with astrolabes and models of caravels.
- Fort of Pinhão (Portuguese: Forte do Pinhão)
- Military Barracks of Lagos (Portuguese: Edifício Militar em Lagos/Trem de Artilharia)
- Musketeers' Workshop/Warehouse and Saddlery (Portuguese: Edifício Oficina do Espingardeiro/Armazém do Espingardeiro/Selaria)
- Regimental Warehouse/Church of São Brás (Portuguese: Armazém Regimental e Desparecido Igreja de São Brás)
- Tower of Atalaia (Portuguese: Torre da Atalaia)
- Walled/Tower Fortifications of Lagos (Portuguese: Muralhas e Torreões de Lagos)
Religious
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- Chapel/Hermitage of São João Baptista (Portuguese: Capela/Ermida de São João Baptista) Its octagonal nave may have been built on the foundations of a mausoleum of a muslim Marabout in the 12th century. The oldest document in which the chapel and its monastery were mentioned dates from the 14th century. The chapel was nearly completely destroyed by the tsunami following the earthquake of 1755. Its reconstruction did not start before 1805. The monastery was dissolved in the 20th century and transformed into a normal residential building. Behind the chapel a large wall painting consisting of painted azulejo tiles is worth a visit. It shows people washing clothes in flat tanks behind the chapel. The tanks still exist today and can be visited behind the chapel.
- Church of Nossa Senhora do Carmo (Portuguese: Igreja da Nossa Senhora do Carmo)
- Church of Nossa Senhora da Luz (Portuguese: Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Luz)
- Church of Odiáxere (Portuguese: Igreja de Odiáxere)
- Church of Santa Maria (Portuguese: Igreja de Santa Maria/da Misericórdia)
- Morocco.* Convent of Nossa Senhora do Loreto (Portuguese: Convento de Nossa Senhora do Loreto)
- Church of São Sebastião (Portuguese: Igreja de São Sebastião/de Nossa Senhora da Conceição)
- Hermitage of São Pedro de Pulgão/Nossa Senhora dos Aflitos (Portuguese: Ermida de São Pedro do Pulgão/Nossa Senhora dos Aflitos)
- Ruins of the Hermitage of Santo Amaro (Portuguese: Ruinas da Ermida de São Amaro)
- Ruins of the Convent of the Trinity (Portuguese: Ruinas do Antigo Convento da Trindade/dos Frades Trinos)
Culture
Many local traditions are celebrated in the municipality and range from gastronomy to traditional handicrafts.
In gastronomy, there are the local specialties: Dom rodrigos and morgados cookies based on local products, such as
moscatel wine, and also for a strong alcoholic spirit, the aguardente de medronho, made of berries of strawberry tree
.
Notable citizens
- Gundisalvus of Lagos (c.1370–1422), saint of the Order of Saint Augustine
- Soeiro da Costa (c.1390–c.1472), navigator and one of the Heroic Twelve of the Lusiadas
- Gil Eanes (1395–15thC), navigator and explorer of the 15th century
- Diogo Gomes (c.1420–c.1500), a Portuguese navigator, explorer and writer[31]
- Pedro de Sintra (15thC), a Portuguese explorer of Sierra Leone around 1462
- Lançarote de Freitas (15thC), navigator and slave trader in the 15th century
- Diogo Rodrigues (c.1501–1577), navigator, captain, Governor of Salsette Island
- Archbishop of Goa
- Manuel Pereira de Sampaio (1692–1750), a nobleman and diplomat at the Holy See in Rome
- José Sebastião de Almeida Neto (1841–1920), a Cardinal and Patriarch of Lisbon
- Júlio Dantas (1876–1962), doctor, poet, journalist, screenwriter, politician and diplomat
- José Reis, first Portuguese geriatric physician, founder of the Portuguese Geriatric and Gerontological Society in 1951[32]
- Júlia Barroso (1930–1996), actress, singer and teacher[33]
Sport
- Fernando Cabrita (1923–2014), a footballer with 351 club caps and manager
- Jamila Marreiros (b.1988), a football goalkeeper, 12 caps with Portugal women
- Diogo Viana (b.1990), a Portuguese professional footballer
See also
References
Notes
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- ^ CUP (1970), p. 190
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- ^ David Birmingham (2003), p. 27
- ^ David Birmingham (2003), p. 29
- ^ a b Robert Kerr (1844), p. 189
- ^ David Birmingham (2003), p. 30
- ^ H. Morse Stephens (1891), p. 253
- ^ CUP (1970), p. 275
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- ^ a b c d Markus H. Forst, Thomas C. Brachert and Joiio Pais (2000), p. 290
- ^ a b c J. Pais et al. (2000), p. 279
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- ^ Ponta da Bandeira (or Pau da Bandeira) are actually more recent names given the fortress, named for the area of Lagos on which it is actually located.
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