Zoo de Lagos

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• Hours: 1 April–30 September 10:00–19:00; 1 October–31 March 10:00–17:00. [zoolagos.com, 2 Oct 2026]
• Prices (2026, online via BOL, “online campaign, save €2”): adult €17.00, child 3–11 €12.01 (BOL’s exact figure), senior (over 65) €15.00 — implying gate prices about €2 higher; the child category starts at 3, no under-3 price is printed; the zoo’s own site says “consult the ticket office” and prints no price. [bol.pt; zoolagos.com, 2 Oct 2026]
• Address: Medronhal, Quinta Figueiras, Barão de São João, 8600-013 Lagos. [zoolagos.com, 2 Oct 2026]
• Getting there without a car: Lagos town bus ONDA line 6 (green) from “Portas de Portugal CTT” to “Medronhal – Zoo”; the zoo also mentions an EVA interurban bus towards Barão de São João, but the current Vamus (formerly EVA) timetable data list no stop at Barão de São João, so use line 6 [aonda.pt line 6 and Vamus GTFS, 11 Oct 2026]. Line 6 runs Monday to Saturday with 6 to 8 buses towards the zoo on weekdays (some only on school days or in July and August) and 4 on Saturdays; on Sundays and holidays outside July and August only 2 (from Portas de Portugal 14:01 and 18:31) [aonda.pt, 11 Oct 2026]; taxi approx. €15 or Uber/Bolt approx. €10 from Lagos — operator’s estimates, undated. [zoolagos.com, 2 Oct 2026]
• By road from the lagos.md point (37.1028, -8.6742) to the centroid of the zoo grounds: 13.5 km, about 18 min (routing model, no traffic). [OSRM, 2 Oct 2026]
• More than 170 species from 5 continents; daily feeding and interaction sessions, times posted at the entrance; a swimming pool for visitors beside the penguin enclosure (“Boulders Beach”: “swim side by side with the penguins”) open 1 Apr–30 Sep 10:00–19:00, last entry 18:00 — pool price not read; lemur experience €50 per person from age 7, 7–11 with an adult. [zoolagos.com, 2 Oct 2026]
• On-site café “Medusa” (burgers, pizza, salads, toasts, coffee). [zoolagos.com, 2 Oct 2026]

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