"Cabo de St vicente and Sagres Fortress" Top 5 Page for this destination Sagres by Carmela71

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Lands end.... - Sagres
Lands end....

Till the XV century Cabo de São Vicente was consider as the Finisterre of the south, where the land ended and began the storms, mystery and darkness.

Romans already used to call it Promontorium Sacrum, showing us that this point has fascinated many before us…. :-)

Enrique The sailor created the school of Sailors here in Algarve one of the bests in Europe in that times, for that he brought the best astronomers from Arabia , th best italian cartographers, the brave saliler from Mayorca island …..

the fortress
the fortress - Sagres

If you got to Algarve, there is a place you should not miss, the Cape St Vincent that is the most southerly western point of Europe at Sagres.

It is a perfect day trip.

Cabo de St vicente and Sagres Fortress - Sagres

This photo was done 17 years ago on my first visit.

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Beliche beach - Sagres Beliche beach Things to Do (5)

In between the 7 km from the Sagres fortress to cape Vincent you will find a few beaches easy to visit, this one next... more travel advice

fishermans - Sagres fishermans Warnings and Dangers (2)

While visiting the cape you will see many fisherman on the cliffs (I think that’s very dangerous, but I guess they are... more travel advice

Monument - Sagres Monument Off The Beaten Path (4)

this monument was dedicated to Prince Henry the Navigator (Dom Afonso Henrique) the one that created the School of... more travel advice

Modern statues - Sagres Modern statues Off The Beaten Path (4)

Seems that in the last decades the fortress had many changes, lately the new buildings show expositions and also there... more travel advice

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    jenniferchin's Profile Photo
    Apr 5, 2005 at 6:48 PM

    Gorgeous !!! White walls and Blue waters ... *droooollll* ... and Shopping !! ;-))

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    easyoar's Profile Photo
    Dec 18, 2004 at 3:41 PM

    Who's this Pirate Drake? Surely you don't mean Sir Francis Drake, the heroic British seafarer, who helped relieve the Spanish of the gold they had plundered from America ;-)))

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    Waalewiener's Profile Photo
    Nov 6, 2004 at 5:07 PM

    Hi Carmen ,exellent page ,you seen about everything that we saw when in Sagres when I saw a small Freighter (Schip)sailing by from the cliffs I saw my self on one of these ships again.Your page is and pic's are awsome Carmen.

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    pepples46's Profile Photo
    Nov 5, 2004 at 5:44 PM

    thanks for jogging my memos with this lovely page

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