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Algarve
Sagres

View to Cabo de São Vicente

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Algarve
Sagres

View to Cabo de São Vicente

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View to Cabo de São Vicente

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Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina

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    Location: Sagres, Algarve, Portugal

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    1. Cabo de São Vicente Lighthouse – View of Cabo de São Vicente loop from Sagres

    13.3km

    03:40

    160m

    160m

    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    2. Praia do Telheiro – View of Cabo de São Vicente loop from Sagres

    15.1km

    04:09

    190m

    190m

    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    3. Costa Vicentina Cliffs – Cabo de São Vicente Lighthouse loop from Sagres

    15.3km

    04:06

    170m

    170m

    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    July 29, 2022

    Road to the westernmost point of mainland Europe.

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      April 18, 2023

      Rocky headland with a lighthouse, considered the SOUTHWEST point of mainland Europe.

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        January 11, 2022

        The cape has been a sacred place since the Neolithic, as shown by menhirs (stone settings) in the area. In Phoenician times it is said to have been dedicated to the deity Melkart.[1] The Greeks called the place Ophiussa (Land of the Serpents) and its inhabitants Oestrimni (Inhabitants of the Far West), while the Romans called it Promontorium sacrum (Holy Promontory), as a magical place at the end of the world where the gods live and the Sun sinks into the sea.

        The Christians named the coastal tip after Saint Vincent of Zaragoza, a patron saint of sailors. According to legend, the martyr's body was floated there in a boat and recovered in 304.[2]

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