Things to do in Lagos, Algarve: The Best Classes & Workshops

Your chance to enjoy a real taste of Portugal. The New Forest Lodge Country Cooking school is housed in an historic organic hill farm and equestrian estate on the edge of the Cabo Vincentina National Park. Join us and learn to cook in a real farm Kitchen. Learn to bake in a wood oven. Learn to select the freshest young vegetables from our organic kitchen gardens, fed from an historic Moorish well. This is a fun filled day and includes a visit to a local market and meeting some of the brave souls who help to get the freshest seafood to your table. Your fun packed day, starts with a relaxed cup of coffee and homemade cake around 10.00am.(We can arrange collection from your hotel or accommodation.) You will be introduced to us, your fellow guests and the kitchen with its wood fired oven and brushwood grill. Then it's off to the local fish market to soak up the local atmosphere and see the freshest of fish and vegetables. Back at the farm there is plenty to do, the wood oven will be lit but the bread must be made using fresh yeast from the baker. So roll up your sleeves and grab an apron.Herbs and organic produce from our gardens will be used to prepare salads and side dishes to accompany the bread , fish and meat that you will cook on the grill. We also have many vegetarian specialties for those guests who prefer not to eat meat, please let us know your preference when booking. Last but not least, something sweet - the dessert! All dishes are accompanied by appropriate local wines. Starting around 10.00a.m. and finishing around 4.00pm. after sitting down to enjoy the superb meal that you have cooked. The New Forest Lodge Country Cooking School is principally about having fun whilst learning a little about the proud heritage of Portuguese cuisine. We eat local food grown on our own or neighboring farms. Using traditional recipes, with wild herbs, fungi and the harvests from our organic Moorish kitchen gardens. We offer an insight into the forgotten art of cooking in brick built wood ovens and ranges. You will learn to select prepare and grill fresh fish, bake bread in our historic wood oven and learn how to chose the best fruits and vegetables from our organic kitchen gardens. You may even collect newly laid eggs from the poultry pens.

Our gym, AXN Club 100, is located inside the prestigious Cascade Wellness & Lifestyle Resort in Lagos. The hotel is in a great location. We have a GYM space equipped with Technogym, a leading brand in the market, featuring an outdoor space with over 1000m2 to true outdoor GYM and a studio for group classes.

Join our private cooking classes to discover secrets of the Portuguese or Asian cuisine: - 4 days a week - Tuesday to Friday, - in your holiday villa or apartment in the Lagos area, - slow cooking with fresh and healthy ingredients, - choice between lunch at 11:00-15:00 or dinner classes at 17:00-21:00, - small groups from 4 to 10 persons, costs - €49 p.p. In our most popular Portuguese cooking class, you will learn to prepare four dishes: Caldeirada de Peixe, a famous Portuguese stew with fish, clams and vegetables, two traditional Portuguese appetisers, and a dessert. Alternatively, we'd love to share with you secrets of the exciting and delicious Asian cuisine. You can choose one of the following Asian classes: Best of Asia, Around Asia or Japanese Sushi. Please, book on our website or via Facebook at least 2 days in advance, as we work with fresh ingredients and need to buy them on a morning market, and because we are often fully booked during the high season (April-October).

Hi! My name is Lizi and I am offering different Yoga experiences around Lagos, Portugal so that you can get something extra out of your holiday. Come and try the breathtaking Sunset Yoga at a hidden beach or the Friday's Beach Yoga at Batata Beach. In case you feel like challenging yourself do not hesitate to contact me for an amazing SUP Yoga (StandUp paddle Yoga) experience. For more info visit my website, please!

A fantastic opportunity to come and dive with freelance professional Underwater Photographer Phill Sargeant as he guides you round the dive sites of the South Algarve, Portugal. Whether he is taking pictures for your souvenirs, teaching you how to photograph underwater or as you cruise below together looking for the cool stuff. The main aim is to be safe, have fun and capture life changing memories.

Explore the Portugese landscape and your inner world with mysticus, visionaire and sound healer Yukia Qwi Sandara. An unique opportunity for those who love to live their purpose! Yukia offers mystic walks, meditation, and Instays! in Lagos, Portugal.

My name is Chloe and I have been in the wellness world for over 20 years - yoga teacher, pilates teacher, Reiki master and mum of 2.

Aqui Treina-se is a Gym located in Lagos, dedicated to weight lifting disciplines: Body-building, powerlifting. Here you will find a vast choice of machines, dumbbells, barbells, free weights and several other equipment.

My mission is demystifying and simplifying the world´s wisdom so you can easily translate it into a fulfilled and better life to live. I am a life entrepreneur, internationally accredited mindset designer on a mission to raise human consciousness and make this world a better place to live in. I left my country a long time ago and found my home in Lagos. I founded Life Wings to put together the best theories and practices that helped me to get through very tough times and create this program.