Praia da Luz is a village and resort located about 6 km from Lagos in the Algarve, Portugal. This page is to share and talk about Praia da Luz, the village and beach in Luz ^_^
Praia da Luz (also known as "Luz de Lagos", "Villa da Luz" or "Luz") is the name of both the village and the beach. Residual activities from its origins as a fishing village are now only found in isolated pockets
to the west, and the area is now dominated by several holiday-villa complexes. The origins of Praia da Luz date back to Roman times. Roman bath complexes and fish salting tanks have been found near the shore. Fishing, including octopus potting, was the predominant occupation in Praia da Luz until it was surpassed by tourism in the 1980s. The church of Nossa Senhora da Luz (Our Lady of the Light), from which the village takes its name, was badly damaged in the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and its restoration was funded by local contributions. There is also a Roman archaeological site that was classified as IIP in June 1992. Praia da Luz beach is an intermediate size Blue Flag beach with two distinct zones: the white sand characteristic of Algarve beaches and the 'rock zone'. The water is clean and transparent but the temperature is somewhat variable. Esta é a pagina oficial da Praia da Luz no Facebook
Conhecida como uma vila de pescadores, o seu nome foi tomado da igreja da Nossa Senhora da Luz, reconstruida após o terramoto de 1755 pelos locais. A história da vila remonta aos tempos romanos, e algumas ruinas encontradas evidenciam actividades termais e instalações relacionadas com o salgar do peixe.. Luz é rodeada de palmeiras, areias brancas e formações rochosas. A vila é famosa pela sua vida nocturna, restaurantes, bares e discotecas. Luz é também conhecida pela espantosa Rocha Negra, rodeada de locais ideais para o surf e actividades submarinas, que se acredita ter sido formada 150 milhões de anos atrás, por vulcões em Monchique.
