Luz

Lagos is a city of 31,000 people in the , in the south of . It is dominated by up to 50 metre high limestone and sandstone cliffs. The city is located at the mouth of the Bensafrim river, and has a beautiful old town with narrow streets and many pubs and restaurants.
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  • Locality with about 4,360 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 90 metres (300 feet)
  • …is also known as “Luz, Lagos”
  • Description: civil parish in Lagos

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Nossa Senhora da Luz and Igreja Paroquial da Luz de Lagos.
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The , also known locally…
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Praia da Luz and Espiche.
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, officially Luz, is a civil parish of the…
is a village of the civil parish of …
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is a village and civil parish located in ’s western . is situated 5 km west of Luz.

Luz

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Latitude
37.0896° or 37° 5′ 23″ north
Longitude
-8.7403° or 8° 44′ 25″ west
Open location code
8C9H37Q5+VV
Geo­Names ID
8011998
Wiki­data ID
Q1013287

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Luz” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Luz”
  • Catalan: “Luz”
  • Cebuano: “Luz”
  • Chechen: “Луш (Лагуш)”
  • Chechen: “Луш”
  • Dutch: “Luz (Lagos)”
  • Dutch: “Luz”
  • French: “Luz”
  • Galician: “Luz (Lagos)”
  • Galician: “Luz”
  • German: “Luz”
  • German: “Praia da Luz”
  • Irish: “Luz”
  • Kazakh: “Lwş”
  • Kazakh: “Луш”
  • Kazakh: “لۋش”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Luz”
  • Portuguese: “Freguesia de Luz”
  • Portuguese: “Luz (freguesia)”
  • Portuguese: “Luz (Lagos)”
  • Portuguese: “Luz”
  • Portuguese: “Senhora da Luz”
  • Russian: “Луш”
  • Slovenian: “Luz”
  • Spanish: “Luz (Lagos)”
  • Spanish: “Luz”
  • Tatar: “Луш (Лагуш)”
  • Tatar: “Луш”
  • Turkish: “Luz”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Mato Porcas and Montinhos da Luz.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ponta da Calheta and Roman ruins of Vila da Luz.

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