Sagres Private Transfer to Faro
Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/07/2023 - 09:42
Skip the long lines for taxis and the hassle of navigating public transportation when you depart to Faro Airport, Port, or Faro Train Station. Book this private transfer and travel in comfort and safety from your central Sagres hotel with a professional driver.Enjoy a hassle-free private transfer from your Sagres hotel, and experience a personal meet and greet. Sit back and relax in comfort in an air-conditioned vehicle and get useful tips. Sagres
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Prainha das Poças sits in the shelter of the imposing cliffs of the Ponta da Sagres. This provides a good deal of shelter from the worst of the Atlantic wind and waves.
The beach here is a pretty little stretch of soft, golden sand, but it is worth noting that at high tide this completely disappears leaving nothing but rocks.
Despite being next to Sagres' main beach, Praia da Mareta, Prainha das Poças never gets busy. The main reason...
Prince Henry, born in 1394 was the third son of King John I and his English wife Philippa of Lancaster. Maybe his drive to discover new kingdoms was because, as a third son, the Portuguese throne was destined to pass on to his elder brother.
Henry is synonymous with Portugal’s Age of Discovery, but he wasn’t actually a sailor himself. He simply directed and financed the explorations with help from the royal purse. The nickname 'navigator' was never actually used during his lifetime; it was created by German and British authors who wrote about...
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The small, whitewashed Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Graça (church of Our Lady of Grace), in the precinct of Sagres fortress, was built in the 1570s on the site of a chapel first erected by order of Infante D. Henrique (Henry the Navigator).
The church interior is pleasingly simple, with a single aisle and a gold-painted wooden altar believed to date from the 17th century which has an image of Our Lady with the Christ Child in the centre. On either side of the altar are two statues, both believed to have been salvaged...
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The navigation school founded by Henry the Navigator at Sagres fortress played a key role in Portugal’s Age of Discoveries. On entering the fortress site, one of the first things to catch the eye is a huge circular stone paving measuring 43 metres in diameter. The Rosa dos Ventos or "Rose of the Winds" as it has since become known, was only excavated in 1919.
There has been much speculation as to what purpose the rose served. Some believe it to be a kind of compass which...
The Fort of Sagres is located on a dramatic, narrow headland that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean to form Portugal's most south-westerly point. It dates back to the 15th Century, a time when the Portuguese coast was often the target of raids from the Barbary pirates who heralded from the nearby North African shores.
The Fortaleza de Sagres was built on the orders of Henry the Navigator (Infante D. Henrique), one of the chief drivers in what became known as the...
An aerial view of Cabo de São Vicente (The Cape of St Vincent) on the Algarve's Atlantic coast near Sagres.With its location in the extreme southwest of Portugal it was once thought by many to be the end of the world. It turns out it wasn't and many of the great Portuguese voyages of discovery set off from near here.The lighthouse here dates back to the mid 1800s and incorporated the buildings of a 16th century Franciscan convent.
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Praia do Barranco is a fairly secluded little beach a few kilometres along the Algarve coast from Sagres. Tucked well away from the ocean swells there is nothing in the way of surf here, unlike many of the neighbouring beaches. Instead you will find calm, clear turquoise waters, ideal for taking a dip in. Cliffs on the western side of the beach also provide some degree of shelter from the winds that this part of the coast is well known for.
The backdrop at Praia do Barranco is one of...
Being next to the most southwestern harbour in Europe, the laid-back, out-of-the way village of Sagres gets some amazing Atlantic swell and is becoming one of Portugal’s surfing and sailing hotspots. Although only 30 minutes away from Faro, the weather and sea temperatures here in summer are distinctly cooler, although winters here can be milder than other resorts on the Algarve. Summer sees very little rainfall, although visitors here wanting to relax by the sea will need to choose wisely; some of the resort’s beautiful...
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Sitting next to Sagres' harbour and within the lee of its breakwater, Praia da Baleeira is by far the town's most sheltered beach. This is no way Sagres' best or most dramatic beach but it does come into its own when the westerly wind is blowing and there is a giant Atlantic swell. Despite this Baleeira actually has a more exposed feel to it than many of the cosy coves nearby. There is little in the way of cliffs here and the backdrop slopes gently up towards the town.
That said Praia...