Lagos Old Town

Lagos is a small walled town on the Algarve coast with cobblestone streets, a fort, a church lined with gilded carvings (free to enter), and a waterfront marina. Free to walk. The town is one of the most popular backpacker bases in southern Portugal. Budget travelers stay in cheap hostels, eat grilled sardines from the market, walk to the beaches on both sides of town, and use Lagos as a base for exploring the coast.