Local Food, Wine & Regional Products in Lagoa (Algarve)

Lagoa wines, seafood cataplana, fig and almond sweets and medronho.

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What to Try in the Region

Regional

Vinho de Lagoa

Regional Product€€

DOC Algarve wines from the Lagoa sub-region, traditionally fortified, more recently dry whites and reds from Negra Mole.

  • wine
  • DOC
  • artisan
Regional

Cataplana de marisco

Seafood€€€

Seafood stew slow-cooked in the hinged copper cataplana pan, a Carvoeiro-Lagoa staple along the cliff coast.

  • seafood
  • cataplana
Regional

Doces de figo

Regional Dessert€

Dried-fig and almond paste shaped into small fruits, a sweet tradition rooted in the Barrocal Algarve groves.

  • dessert
  • figs
  • almond
Regional

Aguardente de medronho

Regional Liqueur€€

Arbutus-berry eau-de-vie distilled in nearby Monchique, traditionally served after lunch in Lagoa restaurants.

  • liqueur
  • medronho