The city of Lagos, where the castle is located, is one of the most visited cities in the Algarve in Portugal and is known for its clean beaches, restaurants and hotels that are known for the lively and festive atmosphere in the summer, nightlife and partying.

Just Lagos played an important role in the period of the great geographical discoveries. Lagos was one of the cities, who often visited the Portuguese Henry the Navigator, which began shipbuilding. For a time, Lagos was also the center of the slave trade in the city was inaugurated Europe's first slave market.

In Lagos many historical monuments, among which the castle of Lagos. It will be interesting to visit the old part of the city, which is enclosed by walls. The city walls were built in the XVI century, when Lagos was the residence of the governors of the Algarve. Lagos Castle, built by the Arabs, the right of the old part of town. There is speculation that the castle was built in the second half of the VIII century. A little later, when the city was conquered by the Portuguese troops were carried out additional construction work done Fortress more resilient to attacks. Bailey had a thickness of 2 meters, and height ranged from 7, 5 meters to 10 meters around the perimeter of the top of the castle was crowned with battlements and battlements.

Lagos Castle is also called the Castle of governors, as somewhere in the middle of the XVII century, the castle was the residence of the governor of the city. Since 1924, the castle Lagos listed as monuments of national importance in Portugal. In 1950 it was carried out restoration work.