Cabo de São Vicente, one of the best spots do visit in the Western Algarve

Cabo de São Vicente (the Cape of Saint Vincent) is the most southwesterly extremity of Europe considered, up until the 14th century, the end of the known world. The jagged cliffs rise 60 meters from the seas and high above guarding the busy shipping lines is one of Europe’s brightest lighthouses that can be seen 60 miles away.

Henry the Navigator, the father of Portugal’s 17th century Golden Age of Discovery, supposedly spent much of his time based here planning voyages that mapped and explored the unknown region of western Africa.

Cabo Sao Vicente lies 6km to the west of Sagres and 40km from Lagos. From both towns driving is the easiest method to reach Cape of Saint Vincent, 10 minutes from Sagres and 40 minutes from Lagos.

It´s a spectacular spot: at sunset you can almost hear the hissing as the sun hits the sea.