Ponta de Sagres e Cabo de São Vicente
Ponta de Sagres e Cabo de São Vicente, Maritime heritage cliffs at Sagres peninsula, Portugal
Two distinct promontories, Sagres Point and Cape St. Vincent, form the southwestern edge of continental Europe, featuring steep limestone cliffs facing the Atlantic Ocean.
In the 15th century, Prince Henry the Navigator established a navigation school near these cliffs, preparing Portuguese explorers for their maritime expeditions across unknown waters.
Local fishermen maintain traditional fishing methods passed down through generations, using long poles from the cliff tops to catch fish in the waters below.
The fortress of Sagres contains a 43-meter-wide compass rose on its grounds, while Cape St. Vincent houses an active lighthouse guiding ships since 1846.
Ancient Romans named this location Promontorium Sacrum, considering it a sacred place where the sun disappeared into the ocean each evening.
Location: Sagres
GPS coordinates: 37.03906,-8.93713
Latest update: March 5, 2025 19:35
Fortaleza de Sagres
4.2 km
E9 European long distance path
2490.6 km
Cabo de São Vicente Lighthouse
5.6 km
Ponta de Sagres Lighthouse
5.1 km
Fort of Santo António de Belixe
4.2 km
Conjunto de menires de Milrei e do Padrão
5.1 km
Fortaleza de São Vicente
5.5 km
Praia do Martinhal
2.5 km
Zavial Battery
5.5 km
Praia do Beliche
2.8 km
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Graça (Sagres)
4.4 km
Praia da Ingrina
5.2 km
Torre de Aspa
5.3 km
Igreja matriz de Vila do Bispo
5.5 km
Forte de Nossa Senhora da Guia
3.6 km
Pousada de São Vicente
3.7 km
Praia do Tonel
3.8 km
Câmara Municipal de Vila do Bispo
5.2 km
Posto da Guarda Fiscal, GF, de Torre de Aspa
6.3 km
Conjunto de menires de Vila do Bispo (Pedra Escorregadia; Casa do Francês; Amantes I; Amantes II; Cerro do Camacho)
3.2 km
Hotel da Baleeira
3.2 km
Posto da Guarda Fiscal, GF, de Zavial
5.1 km
Menires do Cerro do Camacho
3.3 km
Estátua do Infante D. Henrique
3.5 km
Praia da Baleeira (lapyahan, lat 37,01, long -8,93)
3.2 km
Praia da Mareta
3.8 km
Praia do Tonel (lapyahan sa Distrito de Faro)
3.8 km
Praia dos Rebolinhos
2.4 kmReviews
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