Bugio Lighthouse

The Bugio Lighthouse is situated on an island in the estuary of the River Tagus on the Fort of São Lourenço do Bugio, about ten kilometres west of Lisbon. It falls under the municipality of Oeiras in Lisbon District.

Photo: Rui Ornelas, CC BY 2.0.

Type: Lighthouse
Description: lighthouse in Portugal
Also known as: “Farol do Bugio”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort of São Julião da Barra and Fort of Nossa Senhora das Mercês de Catalazete.

Fort of São Julião da Barra

Photo: Adriao, CC BY 3.0.

The Fort of São Julião da Barra is the largest and most complete military defence complex in the Vauban style remaining in Portugal. It is located in São Julião da Barra, on the point of São Gião, in the parish of Oeiras e São Julião da Barra, Paço de Arcos e Caxias, Oeiras Municipality, Lisbon District. Fort of São Julião da Barra is situated 2½ km northwest of Bugio Lighthouse.

Fort of Nossa Senhora das Mercês de Catalazete

Castle

Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Fort of Nossa Senhora das Mercês de Catalazete, also known as the Fort of Catalazete, is located on the right bank of the River Tagus estuary in the municipality of Oeiras in the Lisbon District of Portugal. Fort of Nossa Senhora das Mercês de Catalazete is situated 2½ km northwest of Bugio Lighthouse.

Fort of São João das Maias

Castle

Photo: Helmut Seger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Fort of São João das Maias, also known as the Fort of Oeiras, is located on the right bank of the River Tagus estuary, in the municipality of Oeiras in the Lisbon District of Portugal. Fort of São João das Maias is situated 3 km north of Bugio Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oeiras and Paço de Arcos.

Oeiras

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Oeiras is a town and municipality in the western part of Lisbon metropolitan area, located within the Portuguese Riviera, in continental Portugal. The municipality is part of the urban agglomeration of Lisbon and the town of Oeiras is about 16 km from Lisbon downtown.

Paço de Arcos

Town

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Paço de Arcos is a town, which is situated 4 km north of Bugio Lighthouse.

Carcavelos

Village

Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Carcavelos was, until 2013, a civil parish in the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, about 12 kilometres west of Lisbon. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Carcavelos e Parede. Carcavelos is situated 4½ km northwest of Bugio Lighthouse.

Bugio Lighthouse

Categories: cultural heritage, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

38.66047° or 38° 39′ 38″ north

Longitude

-9.2989° or 9° 17′ 56″ west

Height

14 metres (46 feet)

Open location code

8CCGMP62+5C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 249486506

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

Wikidata ID

Q8960876

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Bugio Lighthouse” goes by many names.

French: “phare de Bugio”
French: “Phare de Bugio”
Portuguese: “Farol do Bugio”
Portuguese: “Forte de S. Lourenço da Cabeça Seca”
Spanish: “Faro de Bugio”

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Highlights include Bugio and Baloiço Aqui Nasce o Sol.

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