Ponta do Rebolo
Ponta do Rebolo is a point in Colares, Sintra, Lisbon District. Ponta do Rebolo is situated nearby to the hamlet Azóia, as well as near Biscaia.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cabo da Roca Lighthouse and Praia do Louriçal.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Azóia and Cabo da Roca.
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.
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.
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. Almoçageme is situated 4 km northeast of Ponta do Rebolo.
Ponta do Rebolo
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Colares, Sintra, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.76383° or 38° 45′ 50″ northLongitude
-9.49168° or 9° 29′ 30″ westOpen location code
8CCGQG75+G8GeoNames ID
2264018
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