The closest beach to the centre of Porto Côvo is this gorgeous cove hemmed by cliffs. There are rocks a few metres out that help to block the tides, so it’s one that you can bring children to as the surf is smooth and transparent . Unlike the larger Praia Grande nearby there’s no lifeguard […]
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The deep waters that accommodate the container port also made Sines one of Portugal’s busiest fishing harbours in the middle ages. This castle was put up to defend the fleet and town against enemy navies and pirates. The hill it sits on has been settled since the Palaeolithic era, but the castle is only from […]
The town’s most famous son was born here sometime in the 1460s, though nobody can agree on the exact day or where in Sines he was delivered. Vasco da Gama earned his place in history during his voyage to India between 1497 and 1499, becoming the first European to get to India by sea, expanding […]
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Sines is a Portuguese city of Setúbal District, the Alentejo region and subregion of the Alentejo coast, with about 18,298 inhabitants (2015 INE). It is the largest and the first port area of Portugal and the main city industrial port logistics in Portugal and the birthplace of fifteenth-century explorer Vasco da Gama. It is the seat of a municipality with 203.30 km ² […]