Lagos, Portugal, Portugal

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- Day 286
- Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 9:00 PM
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 33 ft
- Portugal Museu Dos Descobrimentos Marina Lagos 37.107799, -8.67564137°6’28” N 8°40’32” W
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Lagos, Portugal
February 18, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Today we took a day trip to Lagos near our new home base of Albufeira, in the South of Portugal. It's known for fish markets, mosaic streets and church or St. Anthony. Mainly just an opportunity to absorb more culture.

Lagos used to be the first hub of African slave trade into Europe, which opened in 1444. Lagos is also known for having been largely destroyed by an Earthquake in 1755 and the ensuing Tsunami.Read more
Traveler Do you know how old these streets are and did they appear be in good condition? I’m just wondering how much upkeep something like that would need.
2/22/23Reply
TravelerAsk and I try to deliver. apparently the art form is actually called, "Calçada Portuguesa" and was first used in 1842. Mosaic streets swept Portugal pretty quickly after that. This person did much more research than I did. https://theurgetowander.com/2017/10/29/portugal…
2/23/23Reply
TravelerThis Bloomberg article goes into more detail and also talks about how the "Portuguese pavement" is a safety risk. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10…
2/23/23Reply
Traveleryikes...
2/24/23Reply
TravelerThis comment Reads a bit weird. "...murder has swept..." is there something missing?
2/26/23Reply
TravelerGood call. Not sure what auto correct did on that one. Fixed.
2/26/23Reply
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