Portugal Trip 16: Cabo de São Vicente and Fortaleza de Sagres.

Tuesday 22nd April 2025 Today, we visited the extreme south western point of Portugal, Sagres Fortress, which is also billed as "The start of Europe", but before that, we went to the more western point of Cabo de São Vicente and its Lighthouse. Effectively, these two points make up the "Lands End" of Portugal. The …

Portugal Trip 14: Vila Real de Santo António (3), Monte Gordo, Tavira and Faro.

Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th April 2025 On Saturday, we chose to have a cycle ride down as far as we could go, to the south eastern-most point of Portugal, then we cycled on to Monte Gordo, a resort town with a fine beach, about 5 Km away, which also has a fishing industry. Vila …