Cape Mondego Lighthouse
The Cape Mondego Lighthouse is situated 3 nautical miles NNW of the Mondego River estuary on the Portuguese Atlantic coast, in the parish of Buarcos, in the Figueira da Foz Municipality, in the Coimbra District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Elisardojm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Figueira da Foz, Portugal
- Also known as: “Cabo Mondego Lighthouse” and “Farol do Cabo Mondego”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pelourinho de Redondos and Pelourinho de Buarcos.
Pelourinho de Redondos
Photo: Threeohsix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pelourinho de Redondos is situated 3½ km southeast of Cape Mondego Lighthouse.
Pelourinho de Buarcos
Photo: Threeohsix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pelourinho de Buarcos is situated 3½ km southeast of Cape Mondego Lighthouse.
Hotel Atlantida Sol
Hotel
Photo: Addshore, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hotel Atlantida Sol is situated 2 km southeast of Cape Mondego Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Freguesia de Buarcos and Tavarede.
Freguesia de Buarcos
Village
Photo: 69joehawkins, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Freguesia de Buarcos is a village, which is situated 4 km southeast of Cape Mondego Lighthouse.
Tavarede
Town
Photo: JJMM, Public domain.
Tavarede is a parish in the municipality of Figueira da Foz, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,441, in an area of 10.71 km2. Tavarede is situated 6 km southeast of Cape Mondego Lighthouse.
São Pedro
Town
Photo: Lampiao3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
São Pedro is a town, which is situated 8 km southeast of Cape Mondego Lighthouse.
Cape Mondego Lighthouse
- Categories: cultural heritage, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Quiaios, Figueira da Foz, Coimbra District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.19097° or 40° 11′ 28″ northLongitude
-8.90519° or 8° 54′ 19″ westElevation
86 metres (282 feet)Height
15 metres (49 feet)Open location code
8CGH53RV+9WOpenStreetMap ID
node 1409177299OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
11594425Wikidata ID
Q11784
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Cape Mondego Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare du cap Mondego”
- French: “Phare du cap Mondego”
- German: “Leuchtturm Cabo Mondego”
- German: “Leuchtturm des Cabo Mondego”
- Italian: “Faro di Capo Mondego”
- Portuguese: “Farol Cabo Mondego”
- Portuguese: “Farol de Buarcos”
- Portuguese: “Farol do Cabo Mondego”
- Spanish: “Faro de Cabo Mondego”
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