The imposing fortress of Sagres, built in the mid-fifteenth century by Prince Henry the navigator, is a natural cliff that was for centuries the primary war square of a maritime geo-strategic defense system.

A mystical and magical place of the Portuguese Discoveries history.

In a historical area that transcends the Fortress itself, Sagres has always been an area for mythical worship for Paleolithic civilizations, who believed that beyond this point the gods would resided in abyssal and infernal worlds. With the existence of the abyss and the infernal world of darkness, sea ​​monsters and other sacred entities would live as mentioned in the writings of Strabo and Pliny in the first century.

In the Fortress of Sagres complex there are some buildings and equipment as follows: café, restaurant, gift shop, auditorium, multipurpose room and multimedia, free parking and large outdoor spaces full of monuments.

In this place of indescribable natural beauty, this fortification is the foundation of Portugal history and the pillar of European overseas adventures. The world has been discovered from nautical information compiled, studied and reformulated in Fortaleza de Sagres and shared with the modern world of the time.

Visit the Fortress of Sagres and discover part of World history.

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