Culture and The Tradition of the Great Portugal
Posted by cloud on Friday Jun 18, 2010 Under Portuguese Culture
Lagos found in the Algarve of Portugal, is a council of the district of Faro with thousands years of history, its seriousness increased in the period of the great Portuguese maritime shippings of the century XV. The Child Dom Henrique, known as Child of Sagres or the Navigator who lived in Lagos, commanded a large amount of expeditions to conquests some towns in Morocco and to discovery the African coast, as it has a rich past in history. Lagos has a massive cultural and architectonic patrimony,the most crucial are the Regimental food store, Castle of the Governors, Cultural Center, Priory of the Nuns, Stairways, Fortress Ponta da Bandeira, Homage to the Findings , Church of S. Antonio, Church of S. Sebastiao, Church of Santa Maria, Market of the Slaves, Monument to the Portuguese Navigators, Museum of Lagos, Barracks, Carries of the Town , Luis de Camoes square, Street of the Barroca, Street of the Zorra and so many others. The statues of the Navigators Gil Eanes, Child D. Henrique, and D. Sebastiao are some good points to visit.
The Community Museum Dr.Jose Formosinho is also one of the points of interest in Lagos, magician presents components of archaeology of a few times, there you can see examples of the significant estate of regional and colonial ethnography, history, plastic humanities and decorative and holy art in addition to a very important collection of numismatic. Lagos is loaded in history and natural beauty.
Lagos is also a culture land, valorising the theater, parties, popular music, concerts, coral groups, philharmonic bands, painting exhibitions and plastic humanities, carnivals, picture, sculpture, films, dances and contests, nevertheless it is in summer the most holiday makers goes to Lagos. In the council are found one or two beaches of white sand and of concerning dunes that invite you to rest and to seize the free time, examples of that are the beaches Maia-Praia, Cabanas Velhas, Batata, Luz, Dona Ana, Porto de Mos, Burgau, Camilo, Canavial e Pinhao.
The sea and the bay are the best place for the sports and the nautical leisure, as the wind-surf, canoeing, veils, dive and sport fishing. The walks in the tiny boats of the fishermen or in sailing boats are memorable moments, in an expedition that will discover caves and bays. The civil district of Lagos composed by the freguesias of Barao de Sao Joao, Bensafrim, Luz, Odiaxere, Santa Maria e Sao Sebastiao, is a great destiny in Algarve. Please don’t miss during your next trip to the Algarve, a trip to Lagos.
