Fortaleza de Sagres
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The fortress is steeped in history and myth. Huge walls and bastions date from 1793: little, if anything, remains of Henry the Navigator’s original fortress. Whether or not there was an academy of navigation founded here remains a matter of debate and legend. An 18th-century sundial fashioned into the wall is aligned with the famous wind compass. See Sagres.
Practical Information
10am– 6pm daily (til 8.30pm May–Sep) Adm
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