Enseada de Belixe
Enseada de Belixe is a bay in Faro District, Portugal. Enseada de Belixe is situated nearby to the locality Pontal Gordo, as well as near Sagres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fortress of Sagres and Praia do Beliche.
Fortress of Sagres
Fort
Photo: Lacobrigo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fortress of Sagres, also known as Castle of Sagres or Fort of Sagres, is a military structure, located near the Sagres freguesia, in the municipality of Vila do Bispo, in the Algarve region of Portugal.
Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente
Lighthouse
The Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente is a beacon/lighthouse located along the coastal peninsula of Sagres Point in the civil parish of Sagres, in the Portuguese municipality of the Vila do Bispo. Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente is situated 2½ km northwest of Enseada de Belixe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sagres and Cabo de São Vicente.
Sagres
Sagres is the southwesternmost point of Portugal and of Europe, in Barlavento, western Algarve, a beach destination with some nice churches, lighthouses and forts.
Cabo de São Vicente
Locality
Photo: Pufacz, Public domain.
Cape St. Vincent is a headland in the municipality of Vila do Bispo, in the Algarve, southern Portugal. It is the southwesternmost point of Portugal and of mainland Europe. Cabo de São Vicente is situated 2½ km northwest of Enseada de Belixe.
Sagres Point
Locality
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sagres Point is a windswept shelf-like promontory located in the southwest Algarve region of southern Portugal. Only 4 km to the west and 3 km to the north lies Cape St. Vincent, which is usually taken as the southwesternmost tip of Europe. Sagres Point is situated 3 km southeast of Enseada de Belixe.
Enseada de Belixe
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Baie de Belixe” and “Ensenada de Boliche”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Faro District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.01365° or 37° 0′ 49″ northLongitude
-8.96979° or 8° 58′ 11″ westOpen location code
8C9H227J+F3GeoNames ID
2270974
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Localities in the Area
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