High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Praia da Luz (Portuguese pronunciation: ), officially Luz, is a civil parish, village and resort located about 6 km from the municipality of Lagos in the Algarve, Portugal. Also known as Luz de Lagos or Vila da Luz, "Praia da Luz", which means Beach of the Light, is used to refer to both the village and the beach. It had its origins as a small fishing village (the industry is now only found in isolated enclaves to the west), but has been transformed by several holiday-villa complexes into a tourist/vacation centre.