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Statue of Prince Henry the Navigator

Statue of Prince Henry the Navigator

Highlight • Monument

Statue of Prince Henry the Navigator

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This Highlight is in a protected area

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Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina

Location: Sagres, Algarve, Portugal

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March 29, 2020

Hiking

Henry the Navigator, as Infante Dom Henrique de Avis is called, did not undertake any expeditions himself. He owes his nickname to his work as a sponsor of seafaring. Many statues and monuments pay tribute to the founder and patron of Portugal as a naval and colonial power.

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Fernando Cintra

January 23, 2024

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Infante Dom Henrique de Avis, better known as Henry the Navigator, was a central figure in the 15th century Portuguese Age of Discovery. Its connection with Sagres is due to the creation of the Sagres School, a pioneering center for the study of nautical sciences, although the existence of this school is today considered a myth.

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Tim Trystofitin

September 4, 2025

Hiking

Leading the way to the sea Infantry D. Henrique

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