GOOD PRACTICE IN PROTECTED AREAS

GOOD PRACTICE IN PROTECTED AREAS

Code for visitors and the good practice in protected areas Help us in preserving our protected areas Respect local traditions and the locals Avoid attitudes that disturb the local peace Don´t  feed any animal, observe them with binoculars Don´t collect geological samples, let others visitors  also contemplate them. Use flashlights and bring clothing suitable for heat Each visitor […]

Steep Clifs – main characteristic

Steep Clifs – main characteristic

The landscape is marked by steep cliffs towering the sea, the symbol that represents the Natural Park. Please see more information: http://www.icnf.pt/portal/ap/resource/ap/pnsacv/folh-arrib

Porto Covo, in Sines

Porto Covo, in Sines

Porto Covo is a parish in the municipality of Sines, with 48.73 km ² and 1038 inhabitants (2011). Density: 21.3 inhabitants / km². Here can be found the famous Ilha do Pessegueiro, or Peachtree Island, with its ancient fort. The parish of Porto Covo was established in December 31st, 1984, detached from  Sines. A song […]

Odemira

Odemira

Odemira is a Portuguese town in the district of Beja, Alentejo region and sub-region of Alentejo Litoral, with about 3100 inhabitants. It is home to the largest Portuguese municipality in area, with 1 720.60 km² of area1 but only 26,066 inhabitants (2011), 2 3 subdivided into 13 freguesias.4 the municipality limits the north by the municipality […]

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 […]

The Church of Nossa Senhora da Graça

The Church  of Nossa Senhora da Graça

The building of the present temple was replaced, possibly in 1570, during the reign of  D.Sebastian. Thecformer chapel of Santa Maria was erect in 1459 by Prince Henry. After the 1755 earthquake, was rebuilt and added  the sacristy and the bell tower. It features a simple quadrangular single nave with small windows isolated on the […]

Sagres Castle or Fortress of Sagres

Sagres Castle or Fortress of Sagres

The Fortress of Sagres, also referred to as Sagres Castle is  located in a dominant position crowning the Ponta de Sagres, in the southwest of the Algarve in Portugal. At the steep cliff, constantly windswept, the visitor enjoys a stunning panoramic along the coast, especially in the coves of Sagres, Cabo San Vicente (extreme southwest […]

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