Praia Da Luz

Praia da Luz, officially Luz, is a civil parish located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the municipality of Lagos in the Portuguese Algarve. Also known as Luz de Lagos or Vila da Luz (a contraction of its former official name, Vila da Nossa Senhora da Luz), "Praia da Luz" (which means Beach of the Light) is used to refer to both the urbanized village and the beach. The parish had its origins in a small fishing village (the industry is now only found in isolated enclaves to the west), but was transformed by several holiday-villa complexes into a tourist/vacation centre.