Journalists, agents and tour operators become tourists in Lagos
This Thursday, October 16th, journalists, agents and tour operators become tourists in Lagos, as the municipality prepares for this year’s edition of the Redescobrir os Segredos do Algarve project. This initiative of the Regiao de Turismo do Algarve (RTA) is actually coming to its fourth edition.
Redescobrir os Segredos do Algarve (in translation, Rediscovering the secrets of the Algarve) is an ambitious project that wants to show tourist agents, tour operators and journalists (who normally sit “at the other end” of the “tourism chain”) exactly what a tourist coming to the Algarve experiences.
Those who spend their time promoting Lagos and the entire Algarve and help “selling” the Portuguese tourist product are now rewarded with a beautiful late vacation. The program established by the organizers includes trips to less known destinations in the Algarve, cultural elements and many surprises.
In a program where culture is entwined with tourism, RTA plans to stress not only the littoral importance of Lagos and other Algarvian destinations, but also the cultural heritage and the natural splendor. The history and patrimony of Portugal and the Algarve are not to be ignored, believes Desiderio Silva, president of the Regiao de Turismo do Algarve organization.
Maria Joaquina Matos, president of the Municipal Chamber of Lagos, is also of the opinion that initiatives such as Redescobrir os Segredos do Algarve should receive all the attention, as they show the region in a new light: as a culturally relevant center, not just as a place with sunny beaches and water sports.
Lagos, Portugal is one of the most important centers in the Algarve, alongside Portimao, Faro or Alcoutim. Today, Lagos attracts thousands of foreign visitors, especially English, Dutch and Germans, many of whom settle here after retirement. But fewer people know the city is a herald of the Portuguese Age of Discoveries and home of the famous Henry the Navigator.
The city is easily accessible by car and Lagos rent a car companies are never out of business.
