{"id":231631,"date":"2022-05-31T18:24:15","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T16:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/projects-ballester\/via-do-infante-by-jose-manuel-ballester\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T18:24:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T16:24:15","slug":"via-do-infante-by-jose-manuel-ballester","status":"publish","type":"project_ballester","link":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en-au\/projects-ballester\/via-do-infante-by-jose-manuel-ballester\/","title":{"rendered":"Via do Infante, Algarve (Portugal)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n\n \n

Prince Enrique\u2019s Way<\/h2>\n \n

\n Algarve, \n Portugal <\/span>\n <\/p>\n \n \n Via do Infante Toll Road <\/span>\n \n \n \n View full project<\/a>\n <\/c-link>\n \n <\/m-hero-ballester>\n\n \n\n\n

Past Cape St. Vincent, the Atlantic loses momentum. The cliffs give way to long, white beaches and wetlands where sea and land meet peacefully, without sharp rocks and waves. The immense ocean begins to wind down the path to the Strait a little more calmly. <\/p>\n \n\n\n

By land, though not too far from the coast, another path follows in its footsteps. This black asphalt road with piers and decks crosses the thousand and one marshes scattered along the coast of Portugal\u2019s Algarve region. From Lagos, the first city you reach after the cape, passing through Sagres and Vila Real de Santo Ant\u00f3nio, the town where Portugal ends on the Guadiana\u2019s banks, the V\u00eda do Infante <\/em>highway connects the entire southern region, never losing sight of the ocean. The highway is managed by Cintra. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/m-wysiwig>\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t

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Over almost 130 kilometers, the road connects the Algarve region, and it also connects the cities of Portim\u00e2o, Loul\u00e9, Faro, and Tavira. Today, it is the fastest, safest way around the area, thanks to a route that bypasses obstacles in the landscape with several tunnels and a dozen bridges. The highway is managed by Cintra, and its feats of engineering couldn\u2019t bear any name other than Portugal\u2019s scientific legend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nobody knows if the School of Sagres, established by Prince Enrique at the tip of Cape St. Vincent during the first half of the 15th century, actually existed. Some say that it was one of Europe\u2019s great scientific centers at the end of the Middle Ages. Others say that it is little more than a myth that has grown over time, given that there is no hard proof of its existence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond the names, this highway reminds us that it doesn\u2019t matter who or where: knowledge grows and accumulates past all barriers. It helped us to chart the Atlantic five centuries ago. Today, it helps us track the ocean without leaving dry land, as on Portugal\u2019s humid coast.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/m-wysiwig>\n\n\n \n <\/m-map>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":231633,"menu_order":0,"template":"","nivel-3":[9402],"nivel-4":[],"class_list":["post-231631","project_ballester","type-project_ballester","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","nivel-3-portugal-en-en-au"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nVia do Infante, Algarve (Portugal) - Ferrovial<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Welcome to the Ferrovial's website, global operator of sustainable infrastructure. 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