Arco Natural
Arco Natural is in Castelo, Sesimbra, Setúbal District. Arco Natural is situated nearby to the cave Lapa do Mané Zunga, as well as near the nature reserve Estação arqueológica da Lapa do Fumo.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort of São Teodósio da Ponta do Cavalo and Fort of Cavalo Lighthouse.
Fort of São Teodósio da Ponta do Cavalo
Protected area
Photo: Sacavem, Public domain.
The Fort of São Teodósio da Ponta do Cavalo is a coastal fort located in a dominant position at the extreme west of the Bay of Sesimbra in the Setúbal District of Portugal. It was built between 1648 and 1652. Fort of São Teodósio da Ponta do Cavalo is situated 3 km east of Arco Natural.
Fort of Cavalo Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Fort of Cavalo Lighthouse is located in the Fort of São Teodósio da Ponta do Cavalo, on the western edge of Sesimbra, in the Setúbal District of Portugal. It started operations in 1896. Fort of Cavalo Lighthouse is situated 3 km east of Arco Natural.
Pedreira do Avelino Natural Monument
Protected area
Photo: Britoca, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pedreira do Avelino is a natural monument in Zambujal, Sesimbra, Portugal. The site contains an important set of dinosaur footprints from the Upper Jurassic. Pedreira do Avelino Natural Monument is situated 3½ km northeast of Arco Natural.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Azóia and Cape Espichel.
Azóia
Hamlet
Azóia is a town in the municipality of Sesimbra, parish of Castelo, near Cabo Espichel. As of 2015, Azoia had a population of 219, with 110 males and 109 females. Azóia is situated 3 km west of Arco Natural.
Cape Espichel
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cape Espichel is a cape situated on the western coast of the civil parish of Castelo, municipality of Sesimbra, in the Portuguese district of Setúbal, at the very southwestern corner of the Setubal Peninsula. Cape Espichel is situated 6 km west of Arco Natural.
Arco Natural
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Castelo, Sesimbra, Setúbal District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.43015° or 38° 25′ 49″ northLongitude
-9.15303° or 9° 9′ 11″ westOpen location code
8CCGCRJW+3QOpenStreetMap ID
node 6491028256OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Highlights include Lapa do Mané Zunga and Estação arqueológica da Lapa do Fumo.
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