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Monuments in Vila do Bispo

Fonte da Rua de São Gonçalo de Lagos

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Rua de São Gonçalo de Lagos
8650, Vila do Bispo

Vila do Bispo

Fountain that provides drinking water.

Fonte da Rua da Fonte

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Rua de Fonte
8650, Vila do Bispo

Vila do Bispo

Built in 1891, this fountain is part of Vila do Bispo's central garden.

Capela de São Lourenço

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Rua de São Lourenço
8650, Budens

Vila do Bispo

Simple chapel with a single nave. It has blue and white tiles that allude to St Laurence's martyrdom.

Canhão de Sagres

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Rua Comandante Matoso
8650, Sagres

Vila do Bispo

Cannon facing the sea. In memory of the time when this land was being conquered from the Moors.

Alameda do Anaveral

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Rua da Taipa
8650, Sagres

Vila do Bispo

Forte e Bateria do Zavial

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EN1257
8650-404, Raposeira

Vila do Bispo

This small, rectangular fort was built in the 18th close to the location of a previous fort dedicated to St Ignacio. This previous fort, located on a cliff, was destroyed when the cliff fell into the sea during the 1755 earthquake. This lead to the new fort being built further back than the one dedicated to St Ignacio. The presence of a fort at this site was necessary for protecting the tunny traps located througout the coast. The fort is now in ruins.

Forte da Baleeira

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Sagres
8650, Sagres

Vila do Bispo

Baleeira fort was built around 1573 and was part of a group of forts that were around at the time of the Infante D. Henrique. In 1587 it was attacked by English ships lead by the corsair Sir Francis Drake. During this attack precious archives, as well as the Infante’s library, were lost. Currently only traces of the walls remain.

Menir de Aspradantes

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Raposeira
8650, Raposeira

Vila do Bispo

Two-meter high monolith carved in white limestone of the region, with the form subcilíndrica. Are classified as Property in the public interest.

Monumentos Megalíticos em Raposeira

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EN1257
8650, Raposeira

Vila do Bispo

An extremely important set of megalithic monuments is located in the southern part of the municipality of Vila do Bispo. The megalithic concentration is composed of 80 menhirs and a wide spoil of artefacts. The building of menhirs is related to rituals and to the physical and spiritual cooperation of the people who settled in the coastal areas (zones without any natural defenses).

Ruínas Lusitano-romanas da Boca do Rio

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Budens
8650, Budens

Vila do Bispo

The masonry units here attest to the existence of Roman dwellings from the 1st century to V, with changing rooms, warehouses, salting fish and buildings with frescos and mosaics. These ruins are classified as Property in the public interest.

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