Looking at the map of Mainland Portugal, at first glance, the southernmost point appears to be in Sagres. However, a closer observation shows that it is Cabo de Santa Maria.

Cabo de Santa Maria is on Ilha Deserta, in Faro, and to get there you need to take a ferry and walk a few kilometres.

Leaving from Faro, the southernmost point of mainland Portugal is approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes from the district capital. The ferry must be booked in advance on the operator's website, Animaris. Boarding takes place at Cais das Portas do Mar, in Faro. The boat trip takes around 45 minutes and along the way you will have the opportunity to explore the various canals of the Ria Formosa.

Once in Deserta, the only non-inhabited barrier island in the Algarve, you will have to walk along a walkway measuring just over 3 km, which connects the boarding pier to Cabo de Santa Maria. When you come across a set of logs with some signs attached, you have reached Cabo de Santa Maria.