Top Dog-Friendly Attractions in Lagos

The signature attraction of the western Algarve: a peninsula of ochre limestone cliffs, sea caves, rock arches and turquoise coves capped by a 19th-century lighthouse. The 4 km clifftop wooden boardwalk admits leashed dogs year-round and gives the most spectacular ocean panorama in Portugal.

The 16th-century walled circuit ringing the old town and the seaward Forte da Ponta da Bandeira built in 1690 to defend the harbour. The walls and the fort exterior are dog-friendly year-round; the fort interior houses a small museum that allows only assistance dogs.

The Praça do Infante square with its statue of Henry the Navigator faces the former Mercado de Escravos building, the first slave market in modern Europe (1444), now a small memorial museum. The square, statue and adjacent church facades are entirely dog-friendly outdoor public space year-round.