The old pictures today feature the Vasco da Gama Clock, which has had a long and chequered history and has been moved around the city on a number of occasions. The clock was a gift from the people ...

Vasco da Gama was a highly successful Portuguese sailor and explorer during the Age of Exploration. He was the first person to sail directly from Europe to India, around the Cape of Good Hope.

A world heritage monument in Portugal has seen a massive ... Japan and Thailand — thanks to it being explorer Vasco Da Gama’s final resting place. Da Gama was the first person to sail directly ...

The nearby Tower of Belém, built to commemorate Vasco da Gama's expedition, is a reminder of the great maritime discoveries that laid the foundations of the modern world. Description is available ...

Why Trust Us? A sunken vessel off the coast of Kenya may be a long-lost ship of famed explorer Vasco da Gama. The São Jorge, a ship that sailed on the explorer’s final voyage, sank in 1524.

A study published in the Journal of Maritime Archaeology suggests that the wreckage could be part of Vasco da Gama's final voyage. If confirmed, the sunken vessel would be one of the earliest ...

A shipwreck found off the coast of Kenya may have been connected to Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese navigator who sailed around Africa to reach India in the late 1400s and early 1500s. The wreckage ...