Sagres Things to Do

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It must be impressive seen from the sea, but from the land side it seems no more than a strong wall. It is not the look what justifies the visit, but what it means to the world and the middle age development.

Don't go there without reading something about Portuguese discoveries - You'd risk to miss the meaning of the place.

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Vale la pena este viaje sólo por conducir por las carreteras solitarias y estrechas llenas de curvas e ir descubriendo en cada curva un acantilado o una playa impresionantes
It's worth the trip just for driving through the lonely and narrow roads full of curves and to discover at every turn a stunning cliff or a beach

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Castelejo , Garapatira , Bordeleira, Arifam , Monte Clerigo , Zambujeira de mar...
Estas son algunas de las playas que encontramos por esta zona , con sus acantilados , su arena fina y el majestuoso atlántico es un lugar para perderse pues no está sobresaturado de turistas y te permite pasear , nadar , hacer surfing , pescar...
Nos llamó la atención que vimos muchas caravanas haciendo camping libre sin mayores restricciones y no sabemos si esto es normal o si sucedía porque estábamos en tenporada baja

Castelejo, Garapateira, Bordeleira, Arifam, Monte Clerigo, Zambujeira sea ...
These are some of the beaches we could find for this area, with its cliffs, fine sand and the majestic Atlantic , is a place to loose yourself because it is not overcrowded with tourists and you can walk, swim, surf, fish ...
We noticed that we saw many caravans making camping free without further restrictions and do not know if this is normal or if it happened because we were in low season

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A este singular accidente geográfico, con sus setenta y cinco metros de paredes verticales despeñándose sobre al mar, se le conocía en tiempos romanos como Promontorium Sacrum, lugar dedicado al Dios Saturno.
El nombre del Cabo , proviene de una leyenda que cuenta que en el siglo IV un barco que llevaba el cuerpo de San Vicente , que había sido martirizado en Valencia , recaló en esta punta y estuvo aquí custodiado por dos cuervos , hasta que en el siglo XII reinició el viaje hasta Lisboa
Nosotros vimos el cabo con la mar tranquila , pero ver aquí un temporal tiene que ser algo inolvidable

In this unique landform, with its seventy-five meters of vertical walls tumbling on the sea, was known in Roman times as Promontorium Sacrum, place dedicated to the god Saturn.
The name of the Cape, comes from a legend that in the fourth century a boat carrying the body of San Vicente, who had been martyred in Valencia, ended up at this point and it was here guarded by two ravens, until the century XII that restarted the trip to Lisbon
We saw the place with the sea calm, but to see it with storm weather has to be something unforgettable

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El faro está situado sobre los impresionantes acantilados del Cabo San Vicente y tiene un rango de alcance de 95 Kms, que lo ghace uno de los más potentes de Europa
60 años antes de la Era Cristiana ya era conocido como : "el último lugar habitado del mundo”

The lighthouse is located on the stunning cliffs of Cabo San Vicente and has a wide range of 95 kilometers, making it one of the most powerful in Europe
60 years before the Christian era it was already known as "the last inhabited place in the world"

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Sagres is full of history and empty of interesting details. To justify the visit, it is used in some cultural activities that give life to the place.

It´s a good idea, before going, to try to find out what is going on and its scheduling.

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On the way to Cape St Vincent, you'll pass by the remains of this fort that is slowly slipping into the sea. Built in the 16th century to protect the local fishing fleet, it was destroyed by Sir Francis Drake in 1587 and subsequently rebuilt in 1632. Inside the fort is the chapel of Santa Catarina but you're not able to visit it as it's now deemed unsafe.

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Located just before you reach the Cape St Vincent lighthouse, this fort dates back to the reign of King Manuel I of Portugal (1495-1521). The original structure was devastated in 1587 by the attacking British under Sir Francis Drake but was rebuilt in 1632 under the reign of King Philip III of Portugal (1621-1640). However, it was badly damaged by a tsunami that resulted from the 1755 earthquake.