Vasco da Gama was born in Sines circa 1460 and was the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India, by way of the Cape of Good Hope, was the first to link Europe and Asia by an ocean route and the distances covered in the outward and return voyages made this expedition the longest ocean voyage ever made until then.

The port of Sines is an open deep water port and largest, in terms of volumes of cargo handled, in Portugal. It is the country’s leading energetic supplier (crude, refined products and natural gas) and able to receive the main players of port, maritime, industrial and logistic sectors.

White storks will build large stick nests in trees, on buildings or on purpose-built man-made platforms.

Poinsettia is indigenous to Mexico and Central America however this one is flourishing in Portugal

Fort of Sao Joao de Arade/Castelo de Ferragudo. Vasco Pereira Coutinho, a Portuguese millionaire who made his fortune with AutoEuropa, is the current owner of this monument.

The Seven Hanging Valleys scenic trail runs along the coastal cliffs from Praia da Marinha in the east to Praia de Vale Centeanes in the west.

The rock cliffs were formed by layer upon layer of sand and silt and shells can be found high up on the cliffs. Millions of years ago this land used to be under a shallow ocean