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Lagos ((:ˈlaɣuʃ), literally ''lakes'', from the Latin ''lacobrica'') is a municipality at the mouth of Bensafrim River and along the Atlantic Ocean, in the Barlavento region of the Algarve, in southern Portugal.〔Detail Regional Map, Algarve-Southern Portugal, ISBN 3-8297-6235-6〕 The population in 2011 was 31,049,〔(Instituto Nacional de Estatística )〕 in an area of 212.99 km².〔(Direção-Geral do Território )〕 The main town of Lagos (which includes only the parish of São Sebastião e Santa Maria) has a population of approximately 22,000.〔http://www.ine.pt/scripts/flex_v10/Main.html〕 Typically, these numbers increase during the summer months, with the influx of visiting tourists and seasonal residents. While the majority of the population lives along the coast and works in tourism and services, the inland region is sparsely inhabited, with the majority of the people working in agriculture and forestry. Lagos is one of the most visited cities in the Algarve and Portugal, due to its variety of tourist-friendly beaches, rock formations (Ponta da Piedade), bars, restaurants and hotels, renowned for its vibrant summer nightlife and parties. Yet, Lagos is also a historic centre of the Portuguese Age of Discovery, frequent home of Henry the Navigator, historical shipyard and, at one time, centre of the European slave trade. In 2012, travel website TripAdvisor, classified Lagos as the number 1 travel destination, on a list of "15 destinations on the rise" worldwide. ==History== Lagos is an ancient maritime town with more than 2000 years of history. The name ''Lagos'' comes from a Celtic settlement, derived from the Latin ''Lacobriga'', the name of the settlement was established during the pre-Punic civilizations. It became an early settlement of the Carthaginians, who recruited Celtic tribesmen in their war against the Romans (the Punic Wars). Owing to its already important harbour, it was colonized by the Romans and integrated into the Roman province of Lusitania, becoming known as Lacobriga. Quintus Sertorius, a rebellious Roman general, helped by the Lusitanians of Lacobriga (who had been oppressed under Roman Generals and members of Lucius Cornelius Sulla party), successfully defeated the Roman army of Caecilius Metellus Pius probably at nearby Monte Molião. With the fall of Rome, the town of Lagos was occupied in the 6th century by the Visigoths from the Kingdom of Toledo and later by the Byzantines. The Moors arrived in the 8th century from North Africa, renaming the settlement ''Zawaia'' (meaning ''lago'', or ''lake''). It became part of the much larger coastal region of ''al-Gharb'', which eventually became known as the ''algarve''. The Moors fortified the town with Lagos Castle and established important trade links to Northern Africa from their bases in the Iberian peninsula. In 1174, the local Wāli gave permission for the Christian peoples to construct a church dedicated to São João Baptista, which was built outside the town's walls (becoming the oldest church in the Algarve). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lagos, Portugal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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