Lagos, Algarve on Film: Ponta da Piedade and Meia Praia

Field notes from a life in transit ● currently: Lagos, Portugal

Lagos

8 frames · 27 to 30 May 2026

Lagos, at the edge of the cliffs

Lagos sits on a coast that looks carved by someone with a grudge and good taste. The cliffs at Ponta da Piedade are honey colored, full of arches and grottoes, and the path along the top smells of wild fennel. I took one of the small boats into the caves for a few euros and shot most of a roll with my mouth open.

Mornings were for Meia Praia, barefoot, before the umbrellas. The fish market opens early and is loud in the best way. Evenings were sea bass in the old town, a glass of wine on the walk back, and white walls still holding the warmth of the day. I shot my last roll of film here. Not by choice. The Algarve is very persuasive, and I had packed for a less beautiful coastline.

Field notes · Lagos

Photograph Ponta da Piedade early in the morning, when side light shapes the arches and the sea inside the grottoes is usually calmest.
Small boats and kayaks run grotto tours from the marina and from the steps below the cliffs; go early, before the afternoon wind picks up.
Meia Praia is the long, flat beach east of town, best at sunrise, when the light comes in low across the water and the sand is empty.
Visit the municipal market on the riverfront for the morning catch, eat grilled fish in the old town, and give Lagos three days on foot.