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.
Camilo beach, one of several along the coast in Lagos, Portugal. (Natalie Stechyson for The Globe and Mail/Natalie Stechyson for The Globe and Mail)
Some of the steps carved into the cliffs at Ponta da Piedade in Lagos, Portugal. (Natalie Stechyson for The Globe and Mail/Natalie Stechyson for The Globe and Mail)
Standing on the cliffs, facing the Atlantic ocean, at Ponta da Piedade in Lagos, Portugal. (Natalie Stechyson for The Globe and Mail/Natalie Stechyson for The Globe and Mail)
One of the several grottos the waves have carved into the cliffs at Ponta da Piedade, in Lagos, Portugal. (Natalie Stechyson for The Globe and Mail/Natalie Stechyson for The Globe and Mail)
One of the several grottos the waves have carved into the cliffs at Ponta da Piedade in Lagos, Portugal. (Natalie Stechyson for The Globe and Mail/Natalie Stechyson for The Globe and Mail)
Natalie Stechyson hikes the cliffs that weave behind the beaches in Lagos, Portugal. (Lauren Sally for The Globe and Mail/Lauren Sally for The Globe and Mail)
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