Cape Roca
Cape Roca is a memorial in Colares, Sintra, Lisbon District. Cape Roca is situated nearby to Westernmost continental point of Europe, as well as near the beach Praia do Louriçal.- Type: Memorial
- Also known as: “Cabo da Roca”
- Inscription: “Aqui, onde a terra se acaba e o mar começa... (Camões)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cabo da Roca Lighthouse and Praia do Louriçal.
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. Cabo da Roca Lighthouse is situated 200 metres northeast of Cape Roca.
Praia do Louriçal
Beach
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Praia do Louriçal is a beach, which is situated 450 metres south of Cape 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 Cape Roca.
Cape Roca
- Category: historic site
- Location: Colares, Sintra, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.7805° or 38° 46′ 50″ northLongitude
-9.49885° or 9° 29′ 56″ westOpen location code
8CCGQGJ2+5FOpenStreetMap ID
node 5151570737OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Cape Roca” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Мыс Рока”
- Ukrainian: “Мис Рока”
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