Promontory of Sagres cultural landscape

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The Promontory of Sagres cultural landscape is a historically and geographically significant coastal area at Portugal’s southwestern tip, renowned for its dramatic cliffs, maritime heritage, and association with early Atlantic navigation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural landscape ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
associatedWith Atlantic navigation routes ⓘ
Portuguese maritime exploration ⓘ
Prince Henry the Navigator ⓘ
linked to: Henry the Navigator
climate Mediterranean climate with strong oceanic influence ⓘ
country Portugal ⓘ
hasActivity birdwatching ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
landscape photography ⓘ
hasFeature bays ⓘ
coastal vegetation ⓘ
dramatic sea cliffs ⓘ
headlands ⓘ
maritime views ⓘ
rocky coastline ⓘ
windswept plateau ⓘ
hasLandmark Cabo de São Vicente ⓘ
Cape Sagres ⓘ
linked to: Sagres Peninsula

Sagres Fortress ⓘ
linked to: Fortress of Sagres

chapel of Nossa Senhora da Graça ⓘ
former defensive walls ⓘ
lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente ⓘ
navigation-related structures ⓘ
hasUse coastal defense site ⓘ
nature observation area ⓘ
navigation observation point ⓘ
religious and commemorative site ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ
heritageValue outstanding example of interaction between maritime history and coastal landscape ⓘ
symbolic gateway between Europe and the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
knownFor association with early Atlantic navigation ⓘ
dramatic coastal scenery ⓘ
maritime heritage ⓘ
role in Age of Discoveries ⓘ
strategic maritime position ⓘ
locatedIn Algarve region ⓘ
linked to: Algarve

Sagres ⓘ
Vila do Bispo municipality ⓘ
southwestern tip of Portugal ⓘ
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Sagres Promontory ⓘ
linked to: Sagres Peninsula
partOf Iberian Atlantic façade ⓘ
southwest coast of Portugal ⓘ
timePeriodOfSignificance 15th century ⓘ
Age of Discoveries ⓘ
linked to: Age of Exploration

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Fortress of Sagres → partOf → Promontory of Sagres cultural landscape ⓘ
Lighthouse of Cape St. Vincent → locatedInProtectedArea → Cape St. Vincent and Sagres area of natural and scenic interest ⓘ
linked to: Promontory of Sagres cultural landscape