Located at the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula, Salema is considered as Land’s End of Europe. The setting seems so, with vertical cliffs rising hundreds of feet from the ocean to a dry flatland. The town was considered as such before the Age of Discovery, led by Christopher Columbus’ historic voyage to the Far East. Followed by Prince Henry the Navigator, a school for maritime voyage was set up in the village of Sagres to prepare sailors for their voyages far into the unknown. (more…)