Thousands of steps are carved into the contorted cliffs at Ponta da Piedade - climbing them in the Lagos heat is as breathtaking as the views of the grottos the crashing waves have carved into the land.
Please enable JavaScript to view this content. Open this photo in gallery: Camilo beach, one of several along the coast in Lagos, Portugal.
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Open this photo in gallery: Some of the steps carved into the cliffs at Ponta da Piedade in Lagos, Portugal.
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Open this photo in gallery: Standing on the cliffs, facing the Atlantic ocean, at Ponta da Piedade in Lagos, Portugal.
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Open this photo in gallery: One of the several grottos the waves have carved into the cliffs at Ponta da Piedade, in Lagos, Portugal.
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Open this photo in gallery: One of the several grottos the waves have carved into the cliffs at Ponta da Piedade in Lagos, Portugal.
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Open this photo in gallery: Natalie Stechyson hikes the cliffs that weave behind the beaches in Lagos, Portugal.
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