Fortaleza de Sagres

Sagres, a crossroads between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, a port for fishermen and traders from various nations, but also an area plagued by privateers. The imposing fortification of Sagres is the human extension of the natural rock and was for centuries the main battleground of a geo-strategic maritime defensive system.

The Portuguese expansion policy in the 15th and 16th centuries led to the foundation of Vila do Infante. Thus, Vila do Infante and Sagres merge in the course of time.

Integrating the Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina Natural Park, the Sagres Promontory has an interesting faunal and floristic biodiversity and unique endemisms that all visitors can observe.

Sagres, a place of memory where nature, the sacred and man have always been combined in a symbiotic way, generating religious cults and historical, political, tourist myths, deserves your visit!

Study visits must be requested through the email address monuments@cultalg.pt.

Free admission

In Sundays and Public Holidays until 2.00 pm for all residents in the national territory. A donation ticket may still be purchased if you wish to make a donation of any value
Children up to the age of 12
Residents in the municipality
Members of APOM/ICOM and ICOMOS
Researchers, conservators, restorers, museum and/or heritage professionals as part of their work
Teachers and students at any level of education as part of study visits that have been booked in advance; *
Groups from the IPSS or local authorities’ Social Action and Institutions of Public Interest, with prior authorization by the DRCAlgarve
Journalists on duty, communicated in advance
Institutional patrons of the monuments in question
Members of the Associação dos Amigos dos Monumentos (Association of Friends of Monuments) and the Associação dos Amigos dos Castelos (Association of Friends of Castles)
Unemployed citizens, resident in EU member countries
Youths celebrating theirs 18th birthday in the year of the visit. Proof of portuguese residency required
Students in vocational education or superior in historical-artistic areas, tourism, heritage and cultural management.

Note: Exemptions and discounts are applicable upon documentary evidence