Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Lagos (Algarve), Portugal

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year, Christmas holidays in Portugal

• Natuur

  Almond blossom

  15 jan – 25 feb · meestalWilde bloemen & bloei

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: West coast swell season (15 sep – 30 apr), Low season (1 nov – 15 mrt), Christmas and New Year (24 dec – 1 jan)

Druk — Carnival holidays in Portugal, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• 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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Almond blossom (15 jan – 25 feb (meestal)), West coast swell season (15 sep – 30 apr), Low season (1 nov – 15 mrt)

Topdrukte — Easter week, Easter holidays in Portugal

• Feestdag

  Easter week

  29 mrt – 5 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Carnival at Loule (14–17 feb), West coast swell season (15 sep – 30 apr), Low season (1 nov – 15 mrt)

Topdrukte — Easter week, Easter holidays in Portugal

• Natuur

  Dolphins offshore

  1 apr – 31 okt · meestalWalvisseizoen

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Easter week (29 mrt – 5 apr), West coast swell season (15 sep – 30 apr)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Dolphins offshore (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal))

Druk — Summer holidays in Portugal, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Wildfire season inland

  15 jun – 30 sep · meestalRookseizoen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Dolphins offshore (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Algarve summer season

• Seizoen

  Sea warm enough to swim

  1 jul – 5 okt · meestal

  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.

• Feestdag

  Algarve summer season

  1 jul – 31 augSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Dolphins offshore (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal)), Wildfire season inland (15 jun – 30 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Algarve summer season, Summer holidays in Portugal

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Dolphins offshore (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal)), Wildfire season inland (15 jun – 30 sep (meestal)), Sea warm enough to swim (1 jul – 5 okt (meestal)), Algarve summer season (1 jul – 31 aug)

Druk — Summer holidays in Portugal, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  West coast swell season

  15 sep – 30 aprSurfseizoen

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Dolphins offshore (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal)), Wildfire season inland (15 jun – 30 sep (meestal)), Sea warm enough to swim (1 jul – 5 okt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Dolphins offshore (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal)), Sea warm enough to swim (1 jul – 5 okt (meestal)), West coast swell season (15 sep – 30 apr)

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

• Seizoen

  Low season

  1 nov – 15 mrtSeizoensluitingSluitingen

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: West coast swell season (15 sep – 30 apr)

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year, Christmas holidays in Portugal

• Feestdag

  Christmas and New Year

  24 dec – 1 janKerst & nieuwjaarSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: West coast swell season (15 sep – 30 apr), Low season (1 nov – 15 mrt)