Ponta Alta
Ponta Alta is a locality in Cascais e Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon District. Ponta Alta is situated nearby to the locality Ponta da Galé, as well as near the neighborhood Cresmina.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Praia da Crismina and Cresmina Dune.
Cresmina Dune
Protected area
Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cresmina Dune extends over 66 hectares and is a part of the Guincho-Oitavos dune system, located on the edge of the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park near Cascais in Portugal.
Bateria Alta ao norte da Praia da Água Doce
Hotel
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bateria Alta ao norte da Praia da Água Doce is a hotel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Areia and Azóia.
Azóia
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Azóia is situated 6 km north of Ponta Alta.
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. Cabo da Roca is situated 7 km north of Ponta Alta.
Ponta Alta
- Type: Locality
- Category: cape
- Location: Cascais e Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.723° or 38° 43′ 23″ northLongitude
-9.47914° or 9° 28′ 45″ westOpen location code
8CCGPGFC+58OpenStreetMap ID
node 5367328616OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeOpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2271852
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