"Welcome to LAGOS" Lagos by Leipzig

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Lagos is a historical coastal town in the Algarve. It was two sailor who made this town popular. Henry the Navigator developed caravels here, built them and sent them out to discover the world. Vasco da Gama started here in 1499 on his historic discovery voyage.
The town was founded by the Romans but was conquered by different armies over the centuries. All of the cultures left parts of their culture in Lagos. It was the capital of the Algarve from 1578 until 1756.

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  • matcrazy1's Profile Photo
    Jan 3, 2005 at 4:19 PM

    Wonderfull, impressive cliffs and interesting church!

  • globetrott's Profile Photo
    Aug 8, 2004 at 11:56 AM

    An interesting page, Christian ! That church interior looks great !

  • dr.firas's Profile Photo
    Aug 8, 2004 at 9:32 AM

    How lovely and exotic, great Chris you're still working on the page, will be back later :-)

  • tini58de's Profile Photo
    Aug 7, 2004 at 5:16 AM

    Those cliffs look wonderful! Great new page, Christian!

  • Bwana_Brown's Profile Photo
    Aug 5, 2004 at 7:10 PM

    A very interesting page - the interior of the Santo Antonio church is amazing!! I wish that I had known about the boat ride along the cliffs when I was in the area, they look great!

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