Sagres
Sagres
This tiny fishing port is perched on dramatic, windswept cliffs at the southwestern extremity of Portugal. The village’s proximity to Lagos means that it’s not entirely devoid of holiday-makers, but the port is still a centre for boat-building and lobster-fishing.
Legend has it that Henry the Navigator established a kind of nautical think-tank here, priming the explorers who later founded the vast Portuguese empire. Nearby are several pleasant beaches and the barren, throne-like Cabo de São Vicente, Europe’s southwesternmost point.