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Portugal Travel Diary | 3 day trip to Lagos in the Algarve

01/11/2020 | Leave a Comment

I went to Lagos in the Algarve with my good friend Michelle, this trip had been planned for months. In this travel diary I give tips and tell you what we have discovered, done and seen in this 3 day trip at the beginning of Oktober. It sounds short, but by reading you will see how much we were able to see, do and relax in such a short time. The weather was clear and between 25-30 degrees all day, great!

We had left early in the morning from Eindhoven to Faro airport as “Standby” (IPB) passengers (flying with a discount for airline staff). At Faro airport we had arranged a rental car through Eurocar. The trip by car to Lagos was about an hour and with nice music, lots of chatting and good views we had a great time. As we could only check in to our AirBnb late in the afternoon, we decided to explore Lagos center and have lunch there. We had lunch at The Garden, a cozy place with Bali vibes. We each ordered a few delicious snacks, drinks and sangria before walking through the center and heading to our own villa.

Ik ben samen met mijn goede vriendin Michelle naar Lagos in de Algarve geweest, deze reis stond al maanden geplanned. In deze travel diary geef ik tips en vertel ik jullie wat wij hebben ontdekt, gedaan en gezien in deze 3 dagen durende trip begin oktober. Het klinkt kort, maar door te lezen zie je hoeveel we hebben kunnen zien, doen én relaxen in zo’n korte tijd. Het weer was overigens droog en tussen de 25-30 graden de hele dag, heerlijk!

We waren vroeg in de ochtend vertrokken vanaf Eindhoven naar Faro airport als ‘Standby’ (IPB) passagiers (vliegen met korting voor luchtvaartpersoneel). Op de luchthaven van Faro hadden we een huurauto geregeld via Eurocar. De rit naar Lagos was ongeveer een uurtje en met leuke muziek aan, veel kletsen en goed uitzicht vermaakte we ons prima. Omdat we pas laat in de middag konden inchecken in onze AirBnb, besloten we Lagos centrum te verkennen gaan en daar te lunchen. We hadden gelunchen bij The Garden, een gezellig plekje met Bali vibes. We bestelde ieder een paar heerlijke hapjes, drankjes en sangria voor we nog wat door het centrum gingen wandelen en op weg gingen naar onze compleet eigen villa.

For a good price per night due to our last minute booking, we had a spotless large villa with a luminous pool, large garden, 3 large double bedrooms (we each had our own bedroom), 2 bathrooms, living room, dining room and kitchen. I heartily recommend Villa Alegria. Located a few km from Lagos center, mainly due to the peaceful location and amazing villa. Our stay here was fantastic and our landlord Jesse very friendly. So we relaxed here for a few hours before we would drive to the center again to look for a restaurant and rooftop bar where we stayed for a long time. By the way, the dress in the photo’s is from Fresh Tilburg.

The second day, we planned to visit some locations that Michelle and I both had on our wishlist. At first, we went to Ponta de Piedade after having breakfast nearby. Here we spent a lot of time walking around, climbing and enjoying the beautiful view from a great height over the beautiful rocks and the sea. From there it was less than a 5-minute drive to Praia do Camilio, where you can reach a nice bay via a meter-high staircase. After we enjoyed it for a while, we left by car towards Sagres, to end from there at Cabo de São Vincente. The most south-westerly point in Europe. Called by some: The end of the world. On our stop in Sagres we went for lunch at Three Little Birds – definitely recommended. We drank a delicious rosé and I ate a delicious Goat cheese salad. After driving for a while, we arrived at Cabo de São Vincente. Even from a distance it was breathtakingly beautiful to see. This location is really extrordinary, it is beautiful! I couldn’t stop looking at the view. The endless view of the sea was truly magical. We decided to eat an ice cream and return to our Airbnb from there. We wanted this ride around and along the sea. During this very nice road trip we just went with our feelings and drove towards places that looked cool. What a great choice this was! We ended up at very cool locations that we both knew nothing about and got off there. We came to a surfers spot by the sea, very ‘off-grid’. This place had a really random bar on the beach. Back in Lagos, we watched a show in our villa, packed our things and relaxed.

Voor slechts een paar tientjes p.p / per nacht door onze last minute boeking, hadden we een brandschone grote villa met een lichtgevend zwembad, grote tuin, 3 grote 2 persoons slaapkamers (we hadden dus ook ieder een eigen slaapkamer), 2 badkamers, woonkamer, eetkamer en keuken. Ik raad jullie Villa Alegria van harte aan. Liggend op een paar km van Lagos centrum, verblijf je in alle rust in de heuvels. Ons verblijf hier was fantastisch en onze verhuurder Jesse erg vriendelijk. Hier hebben we dus een paar uur lekker gerelaxt voor we weer naar het centrum zouden rijden om opzoek te gaan naar een restaurantje en rooftop bar waar we nog lang zijn gebleven. De jurk op de foto’s heb ik overigens van Fresh Tilburg.

De tweede dag waren we van plan een aantal bezienswaardigheden te bezoeken die Michelle en ik beide op onze planning hadden. Allereerste gingen we naar Ponta de Piedade na een ontbijtje daar vlakbij. Hier zijn we veel gaan rondlopen, klimmen en gaan genieten van het prachtige uitzicht op grote hoogte over de mooie rotsen en de zee. Vanaf daar was het nog geen 5 minuten rijden naar Praia do Camilio, waar je via een metershoge trap bij een leuk baaitje kan komen. Na we daar een poosje hebben genoten, waren we met de auto richting Sagres vertrokken, om vanaf daar bij Cabo de Sao Vincente te eindigen. Het meest zuidwesterlijke punt van Europa. Door sommigen genoemd: The end of the world. Op onze tussenstop in Sagres zijn we gaan lunchen bij Three Little Birds – zeker een aanrader. Heerlijke rosé gedronken en een heerlijke Geitenkaassalade gegeten. Na een poosje rijden, kwamen we bij Cabo de Sao Vincente. Zelfs vanaf een afstand was het adembenemend mooi om te zien. Deze locatie raar ik je echt enorm aan, het is echt zo onwerkelijk mooi! Ik kon niet ophouden met het uitzicht bekijken. Het eindeloze uitzicht op de zee was echt magisch. We besloten een ijsje te gaan eten en vanaf daar terug naar onze Airbnb terug te keren. Dit ritje wilde we om, en langs de zee. we zijn tijdens deze hele leuke roadtrip gewoon op ons gevoel af gegaan en richting plekken gereden die er gaaf uitzagen. Wat een top keuze was dit! We waren bij ontzettend gave locaties geëindigd waar we beide niks van af wisten en zijn daar uitgestapt. We kwamen bij een surfersplek bij de zee, enorm afgelegen. Deze plek had overigens een bar echt random op het strand. In Lagos hadden we nog een serie gekeken, ingepakt en gerelaxed.

The last day I found two cool beach clubs on google in Portimão. We went there because that was also on the way back to the airport. After a nice breakfast in our top villa and a nice chat with Airbnb host Jesse, we left for Portimão, to spend the afternoon there in the beach club before going back to the airport. Coincidentally, a colleague had just landed with his partner, so we invited them to eat at the beach club in this town. The beach club is called – NoSoloAgua. We paid about 10 euros admission money to sit by the pool and to rent a bed and got a pass for our drinks, food and other costs. After a super nice lunch with colleague Jeffrey and his partner, they left for their place to stay and soon after that, Amsterdam cabin colleagues entered the beach club. What a coincidence! It was short, but a lot of fun!
De laatste dag had ik twee gave beachclubs gevonden op google in Portimão. We gingen daar heen omdat dat ook op de route terug naar de luchthaven lag. Na een lekker ontbijtje in onze top villa en gezellig gesprek met Airbnb host Jesse, vertrokken we naar Portimão, om daar de middag te spenderen in de beachclub voor we weer naar de airport zouden gaan. Toevallig was net een collega met zijn partner geland dus nodigde we ze uit om in deze stad bij de beachclub te gaan eten. De beachclub heet – NoSoloAgua. We betaalde ongeveer een euro of 10 entreé geld om bij het zwembad te zitten en om een bedje te huren en kregen een pasje voor onze drankjes, eten en overige kosten. Na de super gezellige lunch met collega Jeffrey en zijn vriend, vertrokken ze naar hun verblijfplek en kwamen al snel Amsterdam cabine collega’s de beachclub binnen. Wat een toeval! Het was kort, maar enorm gezellig.
The return flight was also very nice! I can’t wait to have more trips like this. It was lovely! A huge must as a destination. Anyways, Portugal is my favorite destination in Europe, I always find a lot of peace there and have already been there 6 times. Thanks for reading my travel diary! I hope you’ll enjoy this place as much as I did.
De terugvlucht was trouwens ook enorm gezellig! Ik kan niet wachten om meer van dit soort reisjes te maken. Het was echt heerlijk! Een enorme aanrader als bestemming. Bovendien is Portugal mijn favoriete bestemming in Europa, ik vind er altijd heel veel rust en ben er inmiddels al 6x geweest. Bedankt voor het lezen van mijn travel diary! Ik hoop dat jullie net zo genieten van deze plek als ik.

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