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Monuments in Lagos

Farol da Ponta da Piedade

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Estrada da Ponta da Piedade - EM536
8600, Lagos

Lagos

A lighthouse tower with a square plan, dating to the 20th century, plastered with yellow tiles and with red metal dome.

Armazém Regimental

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Praça Infante Dom Henrique
8600, Lagos

Lagos

A regimental warehouse dating back to the 17th century, with a mannerist and baroque architecture. A perfect testimony of useful military architecture, destined for storage.

Estátua de Gil Eanes

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Avenida dos Descobrimentos
8600, Lagos

Lagos

A bronze statue, inugurated in the 1960s, as a tribute by the city of Lagos to its most famous navigator, Gil Eanes.

Estátua de El Rei Dom Sebastião

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Praça Gil Eanes
8600, Lagos

Lagos

Located in the town's centre, this statue by João Cutileiro pictures the king Dom Sebastião. It was inaugurated in 1973 on occasion of the 400 years of Lagos as a city celebrations.

Estátua de São Gonçalo de Lagos

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Avenida dos Descobrimentos
8600, Lagos

Lagos

A bronze statue in honour of São Gonçalo de Lagos, the city's patron saint and the only saint to have been born in the Algarve. It is up on a pedestal, in the centre of a small fountain.

Estátua do Capitão de Abril Salgueiro Maia

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Rua Salgueiro Maia
8600, Lagos

Lagos

A tribute bust to the captain Salgueiro Maia, for his deeds when he commanded the carnations revolution on 25 April 1974.

Estátua do Infante Dom Henrique

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Praça do Infante Dom Henrique
8600, Lagos

Lagos

A tribute to the Infante Dom Henrique, Henry the Navigator, inaugurated in 1960 at the time of the 500 years of his death.

Monumento aos Navegadores

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Avenida dos Descobrimentos
8600, Lagos

Lagos

A monument as a tribute to the brave navigators of Lagos. A sculpture made of three spirals, that seeks to represent the will and effort of the navigators in face of the sea and of the unknown.

Estação Arqueológica Romana da Praia da Luz

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Avenida dos Pescadores
8600, Lagos

Lagos

The remnants of mosaics, a thermal building and an aqueduct, dating back to the 3rd and 5th centuries. Currently, there are no visible elements. At the beggining of the century, one could still see the remnants of buildings believed to having belonged to a large bath house.

Fortaleza da Praia da Luz / Castelo da Senhora da Luz

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Avenida dos Pescadores, 1
8600, Luz

Lagos

Originally a military building of the 17th century. Currently, in its interior, the primitive military constructions gave way to newer atmospheres according to its present tourist

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