Example sentences for: sagres

How can you use “sagres” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The first settlement of any size outside Sagres is Vila do Bispo, 7 km (4 miles) to the north.

  • A couple of kilometers (one mile) west of Sagres are the more authentic remains of another fortress, Fortaleza do Beliche.

  • The best beaches near Sagres, Mareta, Martinhal, Beliche, Tonel, and Telheiro, are sheltered and not overcrowded.

  • In 1587 a squadron of British ships commanded by Francis Drake attacked the Algarve (now a “legitimate target” as Spanish territory) and sacked Sagres, thus depriving the world of the relics of Henry the Navigator.

  • Sagres’s connections to the sea, and Portugal’s maritime exploits, are strong.


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