Caneiro Beach
Caneiro Beach is a beach in Colares, Sintra, Lisbon District. Caneiro Beach is situated nearby to the locality Noiva, as well as near Casa da Bota.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Beach
- Description: beacche in Sintra
- Also known as: “Praia do Caneiro”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ursa Beach and Praia da Adraga.
Praia da Adraga
Beach
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Praia da Adraga is a North Atlantic beach in Portugal, near to the town of Almoçageme, Sintra. It has been recommended in British newspapers. It is a "Blue Flag beach" with access for handicapped persons, It has an excellent restaurant and a very good emergency service system, although it is hard to reach by public transportation.
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 Almoçageme and Cabo da Roca.
Almoçageme
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
Caneiro Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Colares, Sintra, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.7954° or 38° 47′ 43″ northLongitude
-9.48972° or 9° 29′ 23″ westElevation
29 metres (95 feet)Open location code
8CCGQGW6+54OpenStreetMap ID
way 691832647OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Satellite Map
Discover Caneiro Beach from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Portuguese—“Caneiro Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Praia do Caneiro”
- Portuguese: “Praia do Caneiro”
- “Praia do Caneiro”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Noiva and Casa da Bota.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grutas da Ursa and Grutas da Pedra de Alvidrar.
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