Lagos Travel Forum

Hi, i'm maks, I'm planning a week holiday to algarve from 11/08 till 18/08, can anyone suggest any hotel, or lodge, club, residence, nice to stay where to meet friend, having fun, relaxing, sunbathing, having drinks at night, and so on.
Can anyone suggest any visit can i have in tghe surrondings? We are 4 guys from 27-32 years old.
B4 going to Lagos, i spend 4 days at Lisbon, can anyone suggest anything special for the capital???
Thanx a lot

Maks

hi im natalie ive been to the algarve 5 times and know you will love it...#
be sure to get a hire car and go to lagos this is the best place to go for locals, beer and food... also try and go to alvor and eat at the indian hut its our friend mamuns restaurant in the little cobbled streets and will be the best indian you will ever have!!!! this is also where the sports bar is it has 4 massive screens full of all kind of sports... also try and book the jeep safari you lads will love it its so thrilling, excititng, adventorous and takes you off the beaten path to silves, monchique... and many more it will cost around 30 euros but is well worth it
please let me know how it goes and if you need more advice just ask i know the algarve well. alvor will give you all you have asked for eg meeting friends, sunbathing (beautiful beaches), drinks, food, have fun ... xxx

Hi Nathalie, thanx a lot for writing, just in these days I've booked for an appartament in Luz (or near it, on the seashore), what can you say about it??
If i don't disturb you, i'd like to ask you many thinks, i'll mail later, I just bought the lonely planet guide, I take time to read it, then I'll ask.
Bye MAks

Hi Nathalie, the time to go to Algarve is come, I'll follow all your suggestion, the off road ride in which city is? LAgos or Alvor? I'll be the first 3 days in Lisboa and then a week to lagos (probably by bus, can you raccomand this way??). Once there I'd like a trip to Cabo Sao Vincente, to the atlantic coast over the cape and I wont miss albufeira. any other raccomandation?
You know if in lagos is possible to rent some motorbikes or scooters?
Every kind of info you'll give me will be really apprecheate!!!

Thanx a lot,

Maks

We had a great time last august in Lagos. The town is beautiful and the beaches are the nicest in the algarve. We stayed in this apartment which had the greatest oceanview and the price couldnt be beat.
http://www.algarvehoneymoon.com/suites/

Have fun, its a lovely town!

Well, you've certainly picked the right place at the right time. Luz is a pretty place with a good beach, close to Lagos (by car or taxi), and a good base from which to travel around the "unspoilt" Western Algarve. August will be warm too!
I'm not so familiar with the night life of Luz (it's quite a small place) but you'll definitely find that Lagos is buzzing in the Summer, with plenty of restaurants and a good handful of bars along its many cobbled streets. Also a wide choice of beaches, including Meia Praia (all 3k of it), and many smaller beaches/ coves including the famous Praia Dona Ana, a cosmopolitan Marina, and of course the historic town itself (even though they are building rather too much on the outskirts, but that's my gripe!)
Where you travel to depends on your taste. There are many historic places to see, in addition to Cape St Vincent, Sagres Fort, Silves Castle, through the designated area of natural beauty on the West Coast, where you'll find some breathtaking scenery and beaches. Or you could take a trip into the Monchique mountains (your safari trip should take you there, as it will to the highest point in the Algarve. Say hello to the mountain goats on your way up!).
Anything else I can help with, please don't hesitate to ask.