Travel Reference
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Divers Cape Sagres,
located at the port, is a diving school offering dive classes and
various excursions (mobile 965-559-073,
www.diverscape.com
).
Sagres Natura Sport and Adventure Shop
gives surf classes and offers canoeing
and mountain bike expeditions (just behind Surf Planet on Rua São Vincente, tel.
282-624-072,
www.sagresnatura.com
,
sagresnatura@hotmail.com
). They also rent bikes
(€15/day with ID).
(€1 = about $1.30, country code: 351)
$$$PousadadoInfante,
lavish and on the waterfront, provides a touch of local elegance
in Sagres. This classy
pousada
(historic inn) is a reasonable splurge with a magnificent
setting. At breakfast, you can sip coffee and enjoy the buffet while gazing out to sea
(Sb/Db-€100-200, check website for discounts, tel. 282-620-240, fax 282-624-225,
$$$ Memmo Baleeira Hotel,
overlooking the port of Sagres, is chic and minimalist,
with pure white bedrooms and sea views (July-Aug Sb-€145, Db-€180; off-season Sb-
€90, Db-€105; swimming pool, sauna, Turkish bath, tel. 282-624-212, fax 282-624-425,
www.memmohotels.com
,
hotel@memmobaleeira.com
)
. Dinners in the restaurant are
reasonably priced.
$$ Casa de Sagres' Guest House,
at the bus-stop end of town, will put you up in
a perfectly reasonable room for a great price (July-Sept Sb-€50, Db-€75; off-season Sb-
€30, Db-€45; Praça da República, tel. 282-624-358).
Vila Velha Restaurante
offers wonderfully unforgettable meals, especially their rabbit
stew (mid-July-mid-Sept daily 18:30-22:00, closed Mon, reservations smart, Rua Patrão
Antonio Faustino, near the
pousada
listed above, tel. 282-624-788).
Raposo (Fox) Restaurante,
by the tiny, sandy, and picturesque Mareta Beach (Praia
da Mareta), is a fun spot for lunch on a terrace. Have a dip in the sea right after your meal.
Sometimes German tour groups descend and swamp this cute little eatery (light snacks,
€3-5 creamy milkshakes, €15-20 fish dishes, €45 steaming
cataplana
with seafood for 2,
daily 10:00-20:30, tel. 282-624-168).
BossaNovaPizzeria,
in a converted stable, serves tasty pizzas, pastas, salads, and ve-
getarian dishes (mid-April-Sept daily 12:00-23:00; Oct-mid-April Tue-Sun 17:00-23:00,
closed Mon; eat in or take away, along Avenida Comandante Matoso, tel. 282-624-219).