Visit the Fortress of Bunk - Sagres

The Fortress of Bunk, located in the Town of Sagres, was built in the reign of King Manuel D. or John III, unspecified date, but prior to 1587. Function was to monitor a possible landing zone and protect the fishermen in the area.
Inside, there is a chapel dedicated to St. Catherine. The entrance of the fort, bearing a shield with the Royal Arms and an inscription dated 1632 which refers to the reconstruction of the fort this year.
The earthquake of 1755 caused him great harm, and was gradually abandoned. Was recovered in 1960.

Visit the Fortress of Sagres

The Fortress of Sagres is located in a dominant position crowning the Ponta de Sagres, in the village of Sagres.
From its craggy cliffs, constantly beaten by wind, the visitor enjoys a breathtaking panorama along the coast.
The fort itself and its surroundings, built in the Natural Park of Southwest Alentejo and Costa Vicentina, offer the possibility of a close look at the natural heritage of the coast, especially with regard to flora, sheltering some of the most representative species of the region (as eg alquitura-do-algarve-Pampilhosa the sea, the Zimbreiro, the Vincentian Polio, the herb-divine, esparto, the daffodil-the-sand, a salting, the whiner, the leek-mad, and the hollyhocks Perrexil-fish).
The fort was badly damaged by the tsunami immediately following the earthquake of 1755, when the giant wave climbed the height of the cliff. The state of ruin, caused by time and the elements, remained until the reign of King Mary I (1777-1816) when it ordered the reconstruction of the structure.
Classified as a National Monument by Decree of June 16, 1910, restoration work was promoted in the 1950s and 1960s seeking to distort the structure return it to original configuration sixteenth century.
Today, the Fortress of Sagres is open daily to the public. Besides being able to assess the structures before the eighteenth century, recovered, modern interventions allowed to visit the various areas of the headland, and can still take advantage of an exhibition center, a media center, shops selling cultural items and a cafeteria.
The Fortress has a polygonal bastion trace, and is composed of a curtain closing the land side and a wall that extends into the left flank. At both ends of the curtain rise from the mid-1793's ramparts, one under the invocation of Saint Barbara (patron saint of Artillery) and one of St. Anthony (patron saint of the Portuguese Army).
Halfway through the curtain opens the Gate Plaza Monumental in neoclassical style, topped by a coat of arms on the pediment and an epigraphic plaque referring to the then governor of the Algarve, D. Nuno José Nepomuceno Fulgencio John de Mendonca e Moura (1793).

Visit the Cape of San Vicente - Sagres

The Cape St. Vincent is located in Cape St. Vincent, parish of Sagres.

It is a cylindrical tower in stone, with the annex building, is 28 feet tall. Red lantern and balcony

Visit Farol de Sagres

Farol de Sagres, Sagres belonging to the Town, is located at the tip and fortress of the same name.

The building has a square tower with lantern and balcony of service attached to a building ground for equipment. The lantern is white with red dome.

Visit the Statue of Prince Henry - Sagres

Visit the Chapel of Our Lady of Grace - Sagres

The Chapel of Our Lady of Grace, located in the Town of Sagres, have been built in the fifteenth century. It was remodeled in the sixteenth century was in November 1519, the High Church, with the invocation of Our Lady of Grace The portal of the facade is in Renaissance style. Inside we can see a carved altar originated in the Chapel of Fort bunk and three sepulchral slabs of stately old masters of the fortress (XVI and XVII).

Visit Cabo de Sao Vicente - Sagres

Cabo de Sao Vicente is located in southwestern Brazil in the Town of Sagres, was once dubbed "Sacred Promontory" by the Roman people, dedicated to the God Saturn.

It has a magnificent landscape where the earth with its cuts the endless sea cliffs, the Cabo de Sao Vicente is the image of Portuguese discoverer feeling, where you can observe the passage of vessels sailing between the Mediterranean and Northern Europe

Visit the Ponta de Sagres

Ponta de Sagres, located in the Town of Sagres is a promontory located southwest of the village. Lies south of Cape St Vincent, considered the extreme southwest of Europe.
It's on the tip of which lies Sagres Sagres fortress and the Church of Our Lady of Grace

Visit the Beach Zavial - Raposeira

Zavial Beach, located in the Town of Raposeira has an extensive sandy beach and calm waters. Frequented by families with small children, provides good conditions for surfing and bodyboarding.Away from the awnings, it is essentially a nudist beach

Visit the beach Ingrina - Raposeira

Ingrina Beach, located in the Town of Raposeira, has great natural beauty underwater. Green follows almost to the beach, which has a beautiful contrast. The less good news is that there are many rocks scattered along the beach. The waters are calm and the beach is lifeguard

Visit Furnas Beach - Raposeira

Furnas Beach, located in the Town of Raposeira, presents a warm sands surrounded by an imposing cliff. This beach allows your visitor to enjoy in full not only of its limpid waters, but also the surrounding nature.

The Praia das Furnas is frequented in summer by supporters of nudism.

Visit the Menhir Standard - Raposeira

The Menhir of Standard, located in the gardens of the Town of Tabual Raposeira, is one of only two copies, which is in its original position, with all the other fallen.

Visit the Church of Raposeira

The Church of Raposeira was built in the century. XVI, has as its patron saint Our Lady of the Incarnation. It consists of a single nave, has finished in the bell tower and an octagonal pyramid Portal Manuelino decorated. The main chapel is vaulted and tripartite triumphal arch is decorated capitals based on small columns of red sandstone.

Visit the Chapel of Our Lady of Guadalupe - Raposeira

The Chapel of Our Lady of Guadalupe is located in the Town of Raposeira.

This small chapel dates from the thirteenth century and has many elements in a Gothic Romanesque base yet.

The main façade has a Gothic style, very simple and rural, with ogival portal and a rosette to surmount.

The interior is a single nave, the chancel being covered by a dome with beautiful decorated capitals.

During the fifteenth century the Chapel was built in Quinta da Raposeira, owned by Prince Henry, still leaving traces of the medieval palace where he resided the Prince that made possible the success of the Portuguese Discoveries.

In dry years it was tradition to come in pilgrimage to the Hermitage, to ask the blessing of the water at Santa Guadalupe.

Visit Burgau Beach - Budens

Burgau Beach, located in the Town of Budens, is a typical fishing port looking out over the sea in a family atmosphere and quiet.Along the beach there is a fortification built in the reign of King John VI.