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Sagres Fortress – The Voice of the Sea loop from Sagres

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Sagres Fortress – The Voice of the Sea loop from Sagres

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4.7

(125)

1,384

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Sagres Fortress – The Voice of the Sea loop from Sagres

01:17

4.72km

70m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 29, 2026

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Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina

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432 m

View of Praia da Mareta

Highlight • Viewpoint

Don't go too close to the cliffs/ many people have accidents here every year

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1.11 km

This is a great little fortified headland to visit. More of a fortified wall really that separates the headland from the town. Go through the fort and there is a nice 3-4k walk around the coastal cliffs. Well worth the afternoon.

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1.14 km

Main Gate of the Fortress

Highlight • Historical Site

The large portal through which one gains access to the fortress gives an idea of its size.

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1.66 km

Bateria da Ponte

Highlight • Historical Site

The whole Sagres headland is like a mini museum. This is one part of it.

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2.09 km

The Voice of the Sea

Highlight • Natural Monument

Within this building, the sound of the sea and the draft of a grotto below are amplified and turn into a particularly fascinating experience.

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2.17 km

Furna do Cabo de São Vicente

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Unbelievable how you can hear the sea...

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2.83 km

Coastal vegetation in the Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina

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2.93 km

Ponta de Sagres Cliffs

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Barren headland but with great views.

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4.72 km

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.28 km

2.08 km

360 m

Surfaces

2.94 km

1.30 km

206 m

169 m

< 100 m

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Tuesday 11 August

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Comments

May 13, 2024,Sagres und Fortaleza

In the late afternoon we drove to Cabo de São Vincente. Unfortunately the lighthouse was closed but clothes stands and sausage stands were open. We had expected even more hustle and bustle. In Sagres we then visited the fort and strolled around the town a bit.

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February 12, 2022,🇵🇹 Fortaleza de Sagres

Fortaleza de Sagres Fortress is located 2 km from the center of Sagres.

The fortress is located on the 1,000 meter long and 300 meter wide promontory of Ponta de Sagres. It is a national monument.

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April 23, 2025,Portugal - Algarve - Fortaleza de Sagres

Visit the old fortress of Henry the Navigator at the southernmost point of Portugal. Right next door is Cabo do Sao Vicente, the southwesternmost point of mainland Europe.
Here you can also find the "last bratwurst before America...😉" complete with a certificate.

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November 24, 2022,Spaziergang zur Fortaleza ❤ de Sagres

Actually, we wanted to go to the most south-westerly point of mainland Europe, where we have been in 2016 before. We wondered the whole time that we didn't recognize anything at all 🤔. At some point we realized that we were on a peninsula further south 🙈.

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November 7, 2024,Von Sagres zur Festung

Today, in cloudy and very windy weather, we went on a short hike along the cliffs to Sagres Castle. The fortress is impressive, dates back to the 11th century and was probably an important castle complex. It marks the end of the southwesternmost point of Portugal and is a great highlight.

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June 3, 2024,🇵🇹 Fortaleza de Sagres

The €3 entrance fee is worth it! Impressive fortress with great views of Sagres, the coast and the Atlantic. It's amazing that the pirates were ever able to conquer this fortress. Very well done multimedia exhibition on Portugal as a seafaring nation and former ruler of the world's oceans. In total, you walk a few kilometers!

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June 18, 2023,Umrundung Zipfel 1

Cape Sagres with its fortress ruins is not particularly spectacular. It's the most south-western tip of Portugal and a must-see. There is very little to "city" about it. However, you can see very nicely how the sea divides into the gentle Algarve coast and the rough Atlantic coast, where the surfers hang out. In the middle of the cape there …

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October 7, 2024,Fortaleza de Sagres

The next destination of the day was actually just around the corner. Both destinations were basically within sight.
Fortaleza de Sagres is a Portuguese national monument of great importance.
For a small fee of €3 per person, it is possible to view this large complex. I would definitely recommend it.
I found the snail-shaped building in the middle of which …

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Sagres Fortress – The Voice of the Sea loop from Sagres

View of Praia da Mareta

Sagres Fortress

Main Gate of the Fortress

Bateria da Ponte

The Voice of the Sea

Furna do Cabo de São Vicente

Coastal vegetation in the Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina

Ponta de Sagres Cliffs

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