Heritage

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Sagres and the Discoveries

Sagres and the Discoveries

The promontory of Sagres and the adjacent towns of São Vicente and Sagres, were given  to Prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1460) on October  27th 1443 by his brother the Regent Pedro. The village of Sagres that was abandoned and in ruins because of  pirates raids, was  rebuilt and repopulated. This rebuilding, by the Infante, obeyed some […]

“Promontorium Saacrum” in Sagres?

“Promontorium Saacrum” in Sagres?

There is no certainty about what would be the exact location of this “sacred promontory” that permeated much of history of the fort, but it is possible to identify, in general, an area that would extend from the tip of Misericórdia in Arrifana, comprising the Cabo of  Saint Vincent and the Ponta de Sagres. This […]

Prince Henry, The Navigator

Prince Henry, The Navigator

When Henry, the Navigator, son of King John I and Duke of Viseu, started its holdings, began the Age of Discovery in the Vila do Infante for Sagres peninsula had no requirements for such  undertaking. There was little drinking water, agriculture was residual, there was a shortage of wood for shipbuilding, there was no deep […]

Sagres, in Vila do Bispo

Sagres, in Vila do Bispo

Sagres is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila do Bispo, in the southern Algarve of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,909,  in an area of 34.37 km².  It is historically connected to the early Portuguese Age of Discovery. The name Sagres, follows from Sagrado (holy) owing to the important local religious practices and rituals that occurred during the pre-history of the nation. From here some of the […]

Raposeira, in Bishop Village

Raposeira, in Bishop Village

The Raposeira is a quiet town belonging to the municipality of Vila do Bispo, in the magnificent western Algarve. This is a region of ancient Roman occupation, existing within the Raposeira important prehistoric legacy as the Menhir of Aspradantes or menhirs set of Milrei and Standard. In Raposeira resided Infante Dom Henrique, such proximity to […]

Menhirs in Bishop Village

Menhirs in Bishop Village

The Vila do Bispo municipality has the largest concentration of menhirs in the Algarve. With a known number of around 300 exemplares10. They consist mostly of white limestone, whose whiteness makes them an element that stands out in the landscape, and is also known, in the county, three copies in sandstone. With sub-cylindrical forms, sub-conical, […]

Santiago do Cacém Church

Santiago do Cacém Church

Most current authors state that the temple was built by the Knights espatários during the thirteenth century, eliminating the chance that the ancient authors attributed to the pagan temple foundation – Phoenician, Greek and Roman – which was founded by the iconography presented by arcades the ships. In the first half of the fourteenth century, […]

City of Sines. The history shaped by the sea

City of Sines. The history shaped by the sea

The story of Sines has been shaped by the sea. From prehistory to the present day were the sea and its resources that defined the economy, culture, composition and even the character of its people. There is evidence of human populations in the area in the county since prehistoric times. Traces of some of these […]

Miróbriga, Roman times in the southwest of Portugal

Miróbriga, Roman times in the southwest of Portugal

The Miróbriga archaeological site is located near the Portuguese city of Santiago do Cacém. Miróbriga is one of the most significant traces of Roman times in the southwest of Portugal. It was classified as a cultural heritage building in 1940. The Roman city extends for over 2 km, with ruins of residential buildings, paved streets, […]

Santiago do Cacém Castle

Santiago do Cacém Castle

The Castle of Santiago de Cacém, Alentejo, located in town, parish and county of the same name, in the district of Setúbal, Portugal. In a dominant position on a modest hill nearby the Atlantic coast and the port of Sines, controlled the nearby plain. Currently integrates the Tourism Region of the Costa Azul. The early […]

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