A 40 segment compass rose inside Sagres Fortress. The fort was designed to protect the town from raiders from North African. It was from here that Hen

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A 40 segment compass rose inside Sagres Fortress. The fort was designed to protect the town from raiders from North African. It was from here that Henry the Navigator embarked upon his 15th century expeditions to the western side of Africa, which started the golden era of Portugal exploration.

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