Cabo da Roca

38.78095 - 9.5008Koordinaten: 38 ° 46 ' 51 " N, 9 ° 30 ' 3" W

Cabo da Roca is the westernmost point of the mainland of Europe. It is located in Portugal on the Atlantic coast west of Lisbon at a height of 140 meters above sea level. Cabo da Roca belongs to the district of Sintra. From Sintra, a bus to Cabo da Roca.

There is a tourist office where you look for a fee visiting on an artfully designed instrument can be confirmed. Otherwise, there is a lighthouse, a bar and a Seefunksender.

The slopes are covered with invasion like the edible ice plant ( Carpobrotus edulis). This is reported there as Dangerous Invader ( dangerous intruder ). In the rare peregrine falcon nesting cliffs (Falco peregrinus) and kestrels (Falco tinnunculus)

The Portuguese national poet Luís de Camões has described the place with the following words: Here .... Where the earth ends and the sea begins ... ( Aqui. .. onde a terra se acaba eo mar COMECA ).

The westernmost point of continental Europe total Bjargtangar applies to Iceland (65 ° 30 'N, 24 ° 32' W65.5 - 24.533333333333 ).

Lighthouse

Stone Plaque of the town of Sintra

Lighthouse with surrounding buildings at Cabo da Roca (2003)

Seascape after sunset

Cross