A Walk Towards Luz & A Traditional Meal

More walking uphill? Sure, if it means a beautiful view from the top of the cliffs between Donna’s resort and a town called Luz.

We met around 10:30 a.m. and leisurely walked up a steep hill overlooking the ocean, to see what was on the other side of that big hill. Well, all the views of the ocean and surrounding countryside were lovely and on the other side of the hill, there were lots of white condos on a pretty beach, close to the small fishing village of Luz. Retired and vacationing Brits have moved into this area, we were told.

We walked back down, hopped into the car and went to dine in an authentic Portuguese restaurant that Fernando had recommended that we try out, called Prato Cheio. On Thursdays, a typical Portuguese meal called Cozido a Portuguesa is served as a specialty. The meal includes a variety of meats (pork, beef, chicken), sausages ( chorizo, blood sausage), and vegetables ( collard greens, carrots, potatoes, turnips, rice, beans, cabbage) that are slow cooked for around 4 hours. Each region in Portugal has their own version of this meal. The restaurant was full of locals. After more than 1/2 hour of waiting for our food to come, we were finally served 2 giant plates of these boiled food to share. So much food. A little bit of everything. Not my favourite meal but definitely filling!

We waddled out of the restaurant and went to the riverside promenade in Lagos where we wanted to check out a small fort on the water.Read more