Guia Lighthouse
The Guia lighthouse is an active Portuguese lighthouse located at Cabo da Guia, about 2 km west of the centre of Cascais. It is an octagonal tower in white masonry with a red lantern that has a range of 18 nautical miles.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wolfgang Pehlemann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse at Cabo da Guia, Cascais, Portugal
- Also known as: “Farol da Guia (Cascais)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort of Nossa Senhora da Guia and Boca do Inferno.
Fort of Nossa Senhora da Guia
Fort
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The Fort of Nossa Senhora da Guia is located in Cascais, Lisbon District in Portugal. It was built during the Portuguese Restoration War, becoming operational in 1646. Fort of Nossa Senhora da Guia is situated 520 metres west of Guia Lighthouse.
Boca do Inferno
Photo: Beatriznog10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boca do Inferno is a chasm located in the seaside cliffs close to the Portuguese city of Cascais, in the District of Lisbon. The seawater has access to the deep bottom of the chasm and vigorously strikes its rocky walls, making it a popular tourist attraction. Boca do Inferno is situated 1½ km east of Guia Lighthouse.
Avner Cohen Casa Chabad
Kindergarten
The Avner Cohen Casa Chabad is a Jewish community centre situated in Cascais in the Lisbon District of Portugal. It includes a library that places special emphasis on works about the Torah, either those written by Portuguese Jewish scholars or printed in Portugal in the late 15th century. Avner Cohen Casa Chabad is situated 520 metres northeast of Guia Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Areia and Caparide.
Areia
Neighborhood
Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Areia is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Guia Lighthouse.
Caparide
Hamlet
Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caparide is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km east of Guia Lighthouse.
Manique de Baixo
Hamlet
Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Manique de Baixo is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km northeast of Guia Lighthouse.
Guia Lighthouse
- Categories: upper light, cultural heritage, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cascais e Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.69561° or 38° 41′ 44″ northLongitude
-9.44641° or 9° 26′ 47″ westElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Height
28 metres (92 feet)Open location code
8CCGMHW3+6COpenStreetMap ID
node 196052488OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
12511199Wikidata ID
Q10280113
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Guia Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Guia”
- French: “Phare de Guia”
- German: “Farol da Guia”
- Portuguese: “Farol da Guia”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Guia Lighthouse”. Photo: Wolfgang Pehlemann, CC BY-SA 3.0.