Next on our journey was a visit to the Sagres Fortress an unusual fort with one single fortified wall and three cliffs providing a natural defense. The Sagres area is most associated with Henry the Navigator who started a navigational school in the area and the point from which so many Portugese expeditions departed from. After time to explore the fortress, which included a compass rose and the Nossa Senhora da Graca Church dating back to 1579 (pictured), we had free time in the quaint town of Lagos which is a 45 minute drive from our hotel. In Lagos, alums strolled the city streets to shop and get lunch.