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Cabo da Roca (Portuguese: [ˈkaβu ðɐ ˈʁɔkɐ]) or Cape Roca is a cape which forms the westernmost point of the Sintra Mountain Range, of mainland Portugal, of continental Europe, and of the Eurasian landmass. [1] It is situated in the municipality of Sintra, near Azóia, in the south west of the Lisbon District.
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Cabo da Roca, a tourist attraction and limit of continental Europe, with the lighthouse in the background Close-up of the base and main tower of the Cabo da Roca complex Main beacon on the lighthouse The initiative to construct the lighthouse came from the Junta Geral da Fazenda do Reino on 1 February 1758, in an order to construct six ...
Westernmost point — Cabo da Roca (38.780963, -9.500552), civil parish of Colares, municipality of Sintra, also the westernmost point of continental Europe; [2] Easternmost point — Ifanes e Paradela (41.574886, -6.190217), municipality of Miranda do Douro; Centermost — Penhascoso, Portugal (39.5571,-8.04276), Municipality in Portugal
The English Channel connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Southern part of the North Sea and is one of the busiest shipping areas in the world with ships going in numerous direction: some are passing through in transit from the Southwest to Northeast (or vice versa) and others serving the many ports around the English Channel, including ferries crossing the Channel.
The Sintra Mountains (Portuguese: Serra de Sintra), is a mountain range in western Portugal. Its highest point is at 529 meters (1,736 ft) near Sintra . The range covers about 16 kilometers (10 mi) from the resort town of Sintra to Cabo da Roca (Cape Roca) on the Atlantic Ocean .
The modernist-style lighthouse in Póvoa de Varzim, known as the Farol de Regufe. The tallest lighthouse in Portugal, the Farol de Praia da Barra is situated on the coast of Gafanha da Nazaré The original Farol de Cabo Carvoeiro was found inadequate in 1881, and was reconstructed starting in 1886
The park includes the Serra de Sintra Mountain Range but extends all the way to the coast and Cabo da Roca, continental Europe's westernmost point. It contains the Castle of the Moors. Located within 25 km of Lisbon, the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park is a popular tourism area, with many different individual historical and natural sites and ...