Photos: Dllu, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Wilfredor, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: Dllu, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Wilfredor, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Cataplana cooking morning with a market visit
Your local guide
Sofia Martins
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Highlights
- Shopping for clams, prawns and monkfish at the market
- A tomato salad and a bowl of Algarve olives
- The copper cataplana pan sealed shut to steam
- Thirty years of running a kitchen on Rua da Barroca
- A fig and almond cake set out at the end
About this tour
This session follows a Lagos cataplana from the market to the pan, starting with clams, prawns and monkfish bought fresh that morning. The guide, who ran a restaurant on Rua da Barroca for thirty years, prepares a tomato salad and olives before sealing the seafood into a copper cataplana. It is a working kitchen session built around one dish rather than a tasting menu.
The call opens with a sound check, then follows the four stops from market stall to stovetop, with the guide explaining each step while the pan cooks. Questions come in throughout, and a short list of the recipe's steps is sent once the call ends.
This suits anyone who wants to see a classic Algarve dish made properly before trying it themselves, or anyone who simply enjoys watching a kitchen at work. It also suits anyone missing a good, slow Sunday lunch.
Included
- Live video session with a local guide
- A close look at the dishes and where locals buy them
- A short list of places and dishes to try later
Not included
- Food and drinks shown on camera
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 10 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Lagos before heading out.
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Lagos market 21 min
The camera follows a basket filling with clams, prawns and monkfish at the Lagos market, and the guide explains what makes a good cataplana start with the right mix of shellfish and fish.
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Tomato salad and olives 21 min
Back at the kitchen counter, the guide slices tomatoes and sets out a bowl of Algarve olives, explaining how a simple starter is meant to prepare the table rather than compete with the main dish.
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Cataplana in the copper pan 21 min
The camera watches the copper cataplana pan close over the seafood as it steams, and the guide explains why the hinged lid seals in the broth in a way an open pot cannot.
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Thirty years on Rua da Barroca 21 min
While the pan cooks, the guide talks about running a restaurant on Rua da Barroca for thirty years, and explains how the same recipe has stayed on the menu the whole time, finishing with a fig and almond cake set out on the table.
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Your questions 18 min
Time to ask anything about Lagos: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 8 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Cataplana (seafood stew) and Meia Praia, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Lisbon time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Lagos, showing you Igreja de Santo António and Marina de Lagos live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Lagos live with my phone and you ask anything as we go.
Times shown in Lisbon time (WET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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