Cape Raso Lighthouse
Cabo Raso Lighthouse is an active Portuguese lighthouse that is located in the Fort of São Brás of Sanxete, near Cascais, Lisbon District. It is a cylindrical, red, metallic tower, thirteen meters high, with a lantern and balcony and attached buildings.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Portugal
- Also known as: “Cabo Raso Lighthouse”, “Farol do Cabo Raso”, and “Forte de São Brás de Sanxete”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort São Brás de Sanxete and Fort of São Jorge at Oitavos.
Fort São Brás de Sanxete
Fort
Photo: Otávio Nogueira, CC BY 2.0.
Fort São Brás de Sanxete is located in Cabo Raso, parish and municipality of Cascais, district of Lisbon, in Portugal.
Fort of São Jorge at Oitavos
Fort
The Fort of São Jorge is located on the coastal highway EN 247, near the Oitavos dunes, in the parish and municipality of Cascais, Lisbon district, Portugal. Fort of São Jorge at Oitavos is situated 2 km southeast of Cape Raso Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Areia and Azóia.
Areia
Neighborhood
Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Areia is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Cape Raso Lighthouse.
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 7 km north of Cape Raso Lighthouse.
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 8 km north of Cape Raso Lighthouse.
Cape Raso Lighthouse
- Categories: cultural heritage, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cascais e Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.70948° or 38° 42′ 34″ northLongitude
-9.48576° or 9° 29′ 9″ westElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Height
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
8CCGPG57+QMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1568380612OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
12022104Wikidata ID
Q10280181
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Portuguese—“Cape Raso Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “منارة كابو راسو”
- French: “phare de Cabo Raso”
- French: “Phare de Cabo Raso”
- Portuguese: “Farol do cabo raso”
- Portuguese: “Farol do Cabo Raso”
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