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Tag: Nature

AI-generated illustration of a pale spotted gecko on a lichen-covered olive trunk with ferns and succulents

The Little Ghost on the Wall: Meet the Geckos of the Algarve

Mainland Portugal has two geckos, and the Algarve has both. How to tell the rugged Moorish gecko from the pale, see-through Turkish gecko, and why they are good neighbours.

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2026-10-272026-10-27by Anna JaworskaLeave a comment on The Little Ghost on the Wall: Meet the Geckos of the Algarve in Layers of Lagos
A hillside of cork oak trees with harvested trunks in Portugal

Cork, Carob and a Very Confused Oak: The Native Trees of the Algarve

Cork oaks, a Monchique oak with the wrong name, medronho, carob and Europe's only native palm: the native trees of the Algarve and where to see them near Lagos.

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2026-10-26by Anna JaworskaLeave a comment on Cork, Carob and a Very Confused Oak: The Native Trees of the Algarve in Layers of Lagos

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Old Town
R. Dr. Mendonça 52B, 8600-586 Lagos
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Hill View
R. Joaquina Galaz Pimenta 24, RC D, 8600-550 Lagos
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+351 914 935 844

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Old Town: 147741/AL
Hill View: 176564/AL

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Privacy policy·Cookie settings·Livro de Reclamações·Disputes: CIMAAL, Centro de Arbitragem de Conflitos de Consumo do Algarve, www.consumoalgarve.pt·Alojamento Local: Old Town 147741/AL, Hill View 176564/AL·© 2026 Octopus Oasis

Octopus Oasis, Lagos, Portugal

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Old Town: 147741/AL
Hill View: 176564/AL

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Getting there

Old Town

R. Dr. Mendonça 52B, 1DT, 8600-586 Lagos

Hill View

R. Joaquina Galaz Pimenta 24, Lagos

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