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Tour around Sagres and surrounding area |
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| Sagres, located on the most south-western tip of the European continent, is always worth a visit: |
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| Sagres: Compass rose |
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| After passing through the thick tunnel entrance, one sees a giant pebble circle , detected only in 1921, of unknown age and purpose. The circle with a diameter of 43m is interpreted as a compass rose (Rosa dos Ventos). Normally compass roses are divided into 32 segments, but strangely this one has 40 segments, so it could also have been a sundial. It is likely to date back to the time of Henry the Navigator. |
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