On 15th and 16th July there will take place the XVII Regata dos Portos dos Descobrimentos, with the boats anticipated to leave at 11.00hrs on 15th from Lagos Marina. The Regatta of the Ports of the Discoveries - Lagos and Palos de La Frontera - are annual events in which the starting and arrival points are alternated.

The initiative aims to record the contribution of the two cities for the epic Maritime Discoveries.

On 27th October 1992, there took place the Twinning cerimony of Lagos with Palos de La Frontera, where the two municipalities sealed an undertaking to "maintain permanent ties, to favour and incentivate the exchange between their inhabitants in all fields, to develop a joint understanding together with the sentiment of universal fraternity and solidarity and to join forces to contribute to the success of these tasks of peace and prosperity".

Palos de La Frontera was the first city with which Lagos has twinned. The objective of the initiative was to reverse the growing distance between them and establish between them bases of understanding and an exchange of knowledge in the diverse areas of the municipal scope.

From Palos, in 1492, Columbus and the Pinzón brothers departed on their celebrated journey which led them to the discovery of America. Lagos, as we know, was where the Infante D. Henrique resided and was the port of departure for various Portuguese expeditions.

The XVII Regata dos Portos dos Descobrimentos is a joint organisation between the Municipal Council of Lagos and the Sailing Club of Lagos, and is one of the initiatives which resulted from the Twinning between the Municipalities of Lagos.