Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente
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.Photo: Cocico, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Portugal
- Also known as: “Cabo de Sao Vicente Lighthouse”, “Cabo de São Vicente Lighthouse”, “Cape of Saint Vincent Lighthouse”, and “Farol do Cabo de São Vicente”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Praia do Beliche.
Praia do Beliche
Beach
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Praia do Beliche is a beach, which is situated 3 km east of Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cabo de São Vicente and Sagres Point.
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.
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 5 km southeast of Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente.
Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente
- Categories: cultural heritage, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sagres, Vila do Bispo, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.02291° or 37° 1′ 23″ northLongitude
-8.99652° or 8° 59′ 48″ westElevation
15 metres (49 feet)Height
28 metres (92 feet)Open location code
8C9H22F3+59OpenStreetMap ID
node 199182482OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
9855568Wikidata ID
Q9300521
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Spanish—“Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Tour-tan Kab Sant-Visant”
- French: “phare du cap Saint-Vincent”
- French: “Phare du cap Saint-Vincent”
- German: “Leuchtturm Cabo de São Vicente”
- Portuguese: “Farol do Cabo de Sao Vicente”
- Portuguese: “Farol do Cabo de São Vicente”
- Russian: “Маяк на мысе Сент-Винсент”
- Spanish: “Faro de Cabo de San Vicente”
- Spanish: “Faro de Cabo San Vicente”
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