Cape Espichel

Cape Espichel is a cape situated on the western coast of the civil parish of Castelo, municipality of , in the district of Setúbal, at the very southwestern corner of the Setubal Peninsula.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: protected area in Portugal
  • Also known as: “Cabo Espichel”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cape Espichel Lighthouse and Ermida da Memória.

Lighthouse
Photo: Sacavem, Public domain.
is situated on the western coast of the civil parish of Castelo, municipality of , in the Setúbal district of . The lighthouse was built in 1790.

Church
Photo: joselomba, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Church
Photo: Sacavem, Public domain.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Azóia.

Hamlet
is a town in the municipality of , parish of Castelo, near Cabo Espichel. As of 2015, Azoia had a population of 219, with 110 males and 109 females. is situated 3½ km northeast of Cape Espichel.

Cape Espichel

Latitude
38.41397° or 38° 24′ 50″ north
Longitude
-9.22217° or 9° 13′ 20″ west
Open location code
8CCGCQ7H+H4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3913744843
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
2268499
Wiki­data ID
Q63378387
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Satellite Map

Discover Cape Espichel from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Cape Espichel” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Espichel lurmuturra”
  • Bulgarian: “Еспишел”
  • Catalan: “Espichel”
  • Cebuano: “Cabo Espichel”
  • Chinese: “埃什皮谢尔角”
  • Dutch: “Cabo Espichel”
  • Esperanto: “Kabo Espichel”
  • French: “Cabo Espichel”
  • French: “Cap Espichel”
  • German: “Cabo Espichel”
  • Hungarian: “Espichel-fok”
  • Indonesian: “Cabo Espichel”
  • Italian: “Cabo Espichel”
  • Lithuanian: “Ešpišelo kyšulys”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cabo Espichel”
  • Portuguese: “Cabo Espichel”
  • Romanian: “Cabo Espichel”
  • Spanish: “Cabo Espichel”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Altios and Alto da Fonte Nova.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Garganta do Cabo and Plataforma para peça de artilharia de defesa da costa.

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