Visits with Commentary
Fortress Tour
Tour of the bailey (courtyard), walls and bastions providing an understanding of the geographical, historical and functional setting of the Fortress, and showing how the building developed.
Duration: 1 hour
Sagres, myth and reality
Thematic visit from the mythical/mystical, magical/religious and symbolic points of view, drawing on local legends and the work of a number of Portuguese writers.
Duration: 1 hour
Guided visit for the 9th year of Basic Education and Secondary School and adults.
In Search of the Promontory
Thematic visit to Sagres Promontory, focusing on topics connected with the history of the Promontorium Sacrum.
Duration: 2 hours
Guided visit for 3rd cycle schools, secondary schools and adults.
Pedagogical Activities
A Day in the Fortress
Relive different scenes from everyday life in the Middle Ages relating to Sagres Fortress, involving soldiers, priests, fishermen and sailors.
Duration: 1 hour
Guided visit for kindergartens, free-time activity groups (ATL) and groups of children aged 3 to 6.
Let’s build the Fortress
Understanding the geographical situation and the physical shape of the Promontory, and the size of the building. The importance of studying heritage. It has a dramatic thread based on the annual migrations of a goose – called Patolas.
Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Guided visit for the 1st cycle, free-time activity groups (ATL) and groups of children aged 6 to 10.
The wheel of time
Drawing on the mystery/secret symbolised by the “wind rose”, our youngsters will rotate a wheel that will take them on a journey in time, guided by the cardinal and intercardinal points on the feature.
Duration: 1 hour / 1 hour and 30 minutes
Guided visit for the 1st cycle, free-time activity groups (ATL) and groups of children aged 6 to 12.
Discovering the Fortress
Treasure hunt, which aims to help youngsters to discover the architectural features of the Fortress.
Duration: 1 hour
Guided visit for the 2nd and 3rd cycles, free-time activity groups (ATL) and groups of children aged 10 to 15.
Mysteries of the Fortress
Games of clues/puzzles to discover lost documents from earlier eras.
Duration – Game 1: 45 min.
Game 2: 60 min.
Guided visit for 1st, 2nd and 3rd cycle schools, free-time activity groups (ATL) and groups of children aged 6 to 15.
New tastes and smells
With the Discoveries and the Portuguese expansion from the 15th century onwards, the movement of plants between continents was the start of the globalisation of foodstuffs, the introduction of new flavours, smells and processes that changed people’s eating habits, leading to changes in gastronomy.
Duration: 1 hour
Guided visit for pupils of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd cycles of basic education, free-time activity groups (ATL) and groups of children aged 6 to 15.
A day with games
Tournament with a number of traditional games providing a setting for experiencing recreational activities of a traditional and popular nature, such as the tug-of-war, tiddlywinks, and “jogo da malha” (similar to quoits).
Duration: 1 hour / 1 hour and 30 minutes
