Hva som skjer i Lagos (Algarve), Portugal gjennom året

Toppsesong — Christmas and New Year, Christmas holidays i Portugal

• Natur

  Almond blossom

  15. jan – 25. feb · vanligvisVillblomster og blomstring

  The groves inland towards Barao de Sao Joao flower before anything reopens, and the cliff path to Ponta da Piedade is at its best in the same weeks.

Fortsatt på gang: West coast swell season (15. sep – 30. apr), Low season (1. nov – 15. mar), Christmas and New Year (24. des – 1. jan)

Travelt — Carnival holidays i Portugal, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  Carnival at Loule

  14.–17. feb

  The Algarve's oldest carnival parade runs at Loule, an hour east, and it is the only thing that fills this coast in February. Lagos itself keeps a small parade of its own. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Almond blossom (15. jan – 25. feb (vanligvis)), West coast swell season (15. sep – 30. apr), Low season (1. nov – 15. mar)

Toppsesong — Easter week, Easter holidays i Portugal

• Helligdag

  Easter week

  29. mar – 5. aprPåske og stillehelgMye folkStengninger

  Good Friday is a national holiday and Easter Sunday a day for family lunches. Many Portuguese take the week around it off, so hotels fill and rates rise for the first busy spell of the year, and some shops and museums close on Friday and Sunday. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Carnival at Loule (14.–17. feb), West coast swell season (15. sep – 30. apr), Low season (1. nov – 15. mar)

Toppsesong — Easter week, Easter holidays i Portugal

• Natur

  Dolphins offshore

  1. apr – 31. okt · vanligvisHvalsesong

  Common and bottlenose dolphins are close in from spring to autumn and the same small boats run the grotto trips at Ponta da Piedade. Morning sailings get the flat water.

Fortsatt på gang: Easter week (29. mar – 5. apr), West coast swell season (15. sep – 30. apr)

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i mai.

Fortsatt på gang: Dolphins offshore (1. apr – 31. okt (vanligvis))

Travelt — Summer holidays i Portugal, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Fare

  Wildfire season inland

  15. jun – 30. sep · vanligvisRøyksesong

  Monchique burns badly every few summers and the smoke reaches the coast on a north wind. The beaches are not at risk; the roads and the walking country behind them are. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Dolphins offshore (1. apr – 31. okt (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — reisende beskriver det som høysesong, Algarve summer season

• Sesong

  Sea warm enough to swim

  1. jul – 5. okt · vanligvis

  The western Algarve sits closer to the Atlantic than the eastern half and runs a few degrees behind it all summer. Meia Praia is the warm side of town; the west-facing beaches are not.

• Helligdag

  Algarve summer season

  1. jul – 31. augSkoleferieMye folkBestill tidlig

  Northern European school holidays and the Portuguese August land together, and the cove beaches here are small. Parking at Dona Ana is gone by nine in August. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Dolphins offshore (1. apr – 31. okt (vanligvis)), Wildfire season inland (15. jun – 30. sep (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Algarve summer season, Summer holidays i Portugal

Ingenting nytt starter i august.

Fortsatt på gang: Dolphins offshore (1. apr – 31. okt (vanligvis)), Wildfire season inland (15. jun – 30. sep (vanligvis)), Sea warm enough to swim (1. jul – 5. okt (vanligvis)), Algarve summer season (1. jul – 31. aug)

Travelt — Summer holidays i Portugal, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Sesong

  West coast swell season

  15. sep – 30. aprSurfesesong

  Winter lows put swell on the exposed west coast around Sagres and Arrifana, forty minutes away, while the south-facing town beaches stay flat. That split is why people base here.

Fortsatt på gang: Dolphins offshore (1. apr – 31. okt (vanligvis)), Wildfire season inland (15. jun – 30. sep (vanligvis)), Sea warm enough to swim (1. jul – 5. okt (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Fortsatt på gang: Dolphins offshore (1. apr – 31. okt (vanligvis)), Sea warm enough to swim (1. jul – 5. okt (vanligvis)), West coast swell season (15. sep – 30. apr)

Rolig — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

• Sesong

  Low season

  1. nov – 15. marStengt utenfor sesongStengninger

  A share of the restaurants and most of the boat operators shut, and the marina goes quiet, but the town has enough residents to stay open. Rooms are a third of the August price.

Fortsatt på gang: West coast swell season (15. sep – 30. apr)

Toppsesong — Christmas and New Year, Christmas holidays i Portugal

• Helligdag

  Christmas and New Year

  24. des – 1. janJul og nyttårStengninger

  Christmas is kept at home: from the afternoon of 24 December through the 25th most restaurants, shops and museums close, and 1 January is just as quiet. Restaurants that do open on New Year's Eve usually sell set dinners that book up ahead. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: West coast swell season (15. sep – 30. apr), Low season (1. nov – 15. mar)