Posto de Turismo do Cabo da Roca
Posto de Turismo do Cabo da Roca is a tourism office in Colares, Sintra, Lisbon District. Posto de Turismo do Cabo da Roca is situated nearby to Cabo da Roca Lighthouse, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Cape Roca.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cabo da Roca Lighthouse and Praia do Louriçal.
Cabo da Roca Lighthouse
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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. Cabo da Roca Lighthouse is situated 100 metres north of Posto de Turismo do Cabo da Roca.
Praia do Louriçal
Beach
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Praia do Louriçal is a beach, which is situated 470 metres south of Posto de Turismo do Cabo da Roca.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cabo da Roca and Azóia.
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.
Almoçageme
Neighborhood
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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. Almoçageme is situated 3 km northeast of Posto de Turismo do Cabo da Roca.
Posto de Turismo do Cabo da Roca
- Type: Tourism office
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Colares, Sintra, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.78096° or 38° 46′ 52″ northLongitude
-9.49735° or 9° 29′ 50″ westOpen location code
8CCGQGJ3+93OpenStreetMap ID
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