Ursa Beach
Ursa Beach is a beach in Colares, Sintra, Lisbon District. Ursa Beach is situated nearby to the locality Noiva, as well as near Pedra do Cavalo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Sintra
- Also known as: “Praia da Ursa” and “Praia da Ursa Naturista”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cabo da Roca Lighthouse and Caneiro Beach.
Cabo da Roca Lighthouse
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The Cabo da Roca Lighthouse is a beacon/lighthouse located 165 metres above the Atlantic Ocean, on Portugal's most westerly extent. It is located in the civil parish of Colares, in the municipality of Sintra, situated on a promontory made up of granite boulders and interspersed limestone.
Praia da Adraga
Beach
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Praia da Adraga is a North Atlantic beach in Portugal, near to the town of Almoçageme, Sintra. It has been recommended in British newspapers. It is a "Blue Flag beach" with access for handicapped persons, It has an excellent restaurant and a very good emergency service system, although it is hard to reach by public transportation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cabo da Roca and Azóia.
Cabo da Roca
Locality
Photo: François Philipp, CC BY 2.0.
Sintra is a town in Greater Lisbon, Estremadura, Portugal. Its spectacular setting, 28 km from Lisbon, houses a Royal Palace, used by generations of Portuguese royalty prior to the 1910 revolution.
Azóia
Hamlet
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Azóia is a village in the municipality of Sintra in the southwest of the district of Lisbon, Portugal. Azóia lies 1 km from the Cabo da Roca, the most westerly point of the European continent, which makes it the westernmost village on the European continent.
Almoçageme
Neighborhood
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Almoçageme is a village on the Portuguese municipality of Sintra and in the Freguesia of Colares. The name Almoçageme is obviously Arab in origin – the Iberian peninsula is packed with Muslim toponyms that are a legacy of the five hundred years the Moors stayed over.
Ursa Beach
- Categories: swimming, sports location, and landform
- Location: Colares, Sintra, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.79052° or 38° 47′ 26″ northLongitude
-9.49254° or 9° 29′ 33″ westElevation
149 metres (489 feet)Open location code
8CCGQGR4+6XOpenStreetMap ID
way 150770670OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachOpenStreetMap feature
sport=swimmingGeoNames ID
2262458Wikidata ID
Q10352678
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Portuguese—“Ursa Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Praia da Ursa”
- Portuguese: “Praia da ursa”
- Portuguese: “Praia da Ursa”
- “Praia da Ursa”
Localities in the Area
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