Parques de Portugal

Monte de Vale Santo – Birds and Pilgrimages

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Former farm and important place of shelter and spiritual preparation of the pilgrims that, until the eighteenth century, were heading to Cape St. Vincent.

Heath with crops, pastures, a resident population of Little Bustard (Tetrax tetrax) and where you can see other several birds like Red-billed Chough  (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax), Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis), Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor) and Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra). In Autumn try to see the Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus), Booted Eagle (Aquila pennata), Short-toed Snake-eagle (Circaetus gallicus), Eurasian Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus), Black Stork (Ciconia nigra), Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), Common Raven  (Corvus corax), Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus),European Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca), Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana), Subalpine Warbler (Sylvia cantillans) and Spectacled Warbler (Sylvia conspicillata).

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  • Former farm and important place of shelter and spiritual preparation of the pilgrims that, until the eighteenth century, were heading to Cape St. Vincent.

    Heath with crops, pastures, a resident population of Little Bustard (Tetrax tetrax) and where you can see other several birds like Red-billed Chough  (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax), Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis), Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor) and Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra). In Autumn try to see the Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus), Booted Eagle (Aquila pennata), Short-toed Snake-eagle (Circaetus gallicus), Eurasian Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus), Black Stork (Ciconia nigra), Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), Common Raven  (Corvus corax), Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus),European Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca), Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana), Subalpine Warbler (Sylvia cantillans) and Spectacled Warbler (Sylvia conspicillata).

  • Algarve

  • Vila do Bispo

  • Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina Nature Park

  • Yes

  • Access to Monte Santo from:

    - Sagres – by road that goes to St Vincent cape (cabo de S. Vicente). After 3.5 km on the right there’s the road to Monte de Vale Santo which is 2.5 km after.

    - cabo S. Vicente (St Vicent cape) – after 2.3 km there´s a road on the left., turn there and go straight for about 2.5 km.

  • PTCON0012 Costa Sudoeste and PTZPE0015 Costa Sudoeste

  • Natura 2000 Network:

    - PTCON0012 Costa Sudoeste; and

    - PTZPE0015 Costa Sudoeste.

  • Agricultural

  • Rural.

  • Private

  • There are gas stations and supermarkets in Sagres and a bar in St. Vincent Cape.

    In Monte Santo, on top of the buildings, try to see a Little Owl.

Contacts

Vale Santo

Sagres