Sagres - town and civil parish in Vila do Bispo

Sagres is the southwesternmost point of Portugal and of Europe, in Barlavento, western Algarve, a beach destination with some nice churches, lighthouses and forts.

Understand

Sagres (/ˈsa.gɾɨʃ/, SAH-gr(ih)sh) is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila do Bispo. It is the alleged location of the nautical school first developed by Prince Henry the Navigator in the early 1400s. The school itself is vanished; In May 1587, Sir Francis Drake disembarked 800 men who assaulted the Sagres fortress. After two hours of intense combat, the fortress was destroyed and its artillery was pillaged. Salema is also in Vila do Bispo municipality.

Visitor information

• Posto de Turismo, Avenida Comandante Matoso, 37.0078°, -8.9402°, +351 282 624 873. 2021-06-26

Get in

Faro international airport (IATA: FAO), the second busiest in Portugal, is the only airport in the Algarve region.

The nearest train service is at Lagos from Faro, which offers connections to Vila Real de Santo António, Lisbon and beyond.

Eva Transportes route 47 (dead link: March 2023) provides bus service from Lagos to several localities in Vila do Bispo, including Salema, Sagres, and Cabo São Vicente.

The EN268 road connects many locations in the municipality including Vila do Bispo town, Sagres, and Cabo São Vicente.

Get around

See

• Fortaleza de Sagres (Castelo de Sagres, Forte de Sagres), 36.997769°, -8.948869°. A 15th-century military fortress, classified as a national monument.
• Ponta de Sagres (Sagres Point), 36.996364°, -8.948965°. A promontory on the Atlantic Ocean.
• Cape of St. Vincent (Cabo São Vicente). Europe's southwestern corner.
• Lighthouse. 2020-11-21

Do

• Beaches nearby.

Buy

Eat

• Pizzaria Colombus, Rua S. Vicente (Praça republica-mareta), 37.0074°, -8.9422°, +351 282 624 646. M–W Sa 12:00–16:00 & 18:00–02:00, Th F 12:00–02:00, closed Su. Homemade pizzas, cocktails, breakfast. 2021-04-02
• Bossa Nova Pizzeria, Rua Comandante Matoso, 37.0087°, -8.9385°, +351 282 624 566, dromedariosagres@gmail.com. Tu–Su 17:00–23:00, closed M. The best pizzas in town. 2021-04-02

Drink

• aSagres Restaurante, Avenida Infante D.Henrique, Sítio do Tonel, 37.0082°, -8.9448°, +351 282 624 171, info@restauranteasagres.com. 2021-04-05
• Dromedário Bar, Rua Comandante Matoso, 37.0084°, -8.9382°, +351 282 624 219. 12:00–03:00 daily. 2021-04-05
• Água Salgada, Rua Comandante Matoso, 37.0084°, -8.9383°, +351 282 624 297. Tu–Su 10:00–02:00, closed M. 2021-04-05

Sleep

• Mareta Beach Boutique Bed and Breakfast, Praça da República, 37.0074°, -8.9415°, +351 282 620 040, info@sagresholidays.com. Has 18 double rooms fully equipped with air conditioning, plasma tv with satellite, minibar, phone and en-suite bathroom, 14 of them also have sea views.
• Mareta View Boutique Bed and Breakfast, Beco D. Henrique, 37.0068°, -8.942°, +351 282 620 000, info@sagresholidays.com. Overlooks the white sand of Mareta beach.
• Memmo Baleeira, Sítio da Baleeira (near the port of Baleeira), 37.0108°, -8.932°, +351 282 624 212, baleeira@memmohotels.com. Nice and clean design hotel in Sagres with ocean views.
• Navigator Beach & Nature Hotel (Hotel Apartamentos), Rua Infante D. Henrique, 37.0069°, -8.9352°, +351 282 624 354, info.navigator@gschotel.com. Side by side to Pousada.
• Pousada Sagres, Ponta da Atalaia, 37.0062°, -8.9335°, +351 282 620 240, recepcao.infante@pousadas.pt. Nice position on the cliff-top overlooking Sagres Fort and the lighthouse of Cape St Vicent.
• Residência Quinta do Poço, N268, 37.0182093387223°, -8.93973425030708°, +351 917720875, residenciaquintapoco@gmail.com. Calm and relaxing vibe. Double with bathroom 30 €

Go next

• Costa Vicentina Natural Park
• Lagos
• Silves
• Monchique
• Salema
• Alvor