Ursas
Ursas is a beach in Colares, Sintra, Lisbon District. Ursas is situated nearby to the locality Cape Roca, as well as near Cabo da Roca.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ursa Beach and Cabo da Roca Lighthouse.
Cabo da Roca Lighthouse
Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 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.
Ursas
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Colares, Sintra, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.79072° or 38° 47′ 27″ northLongitude
-9.4926° or 9° 29′ 33″ westElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
8CCGQGR4+7XGeoNames ID
2572196
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