Cross at Cabo da Roca
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Lisboa e Vale do Tejo /
Colares /
Estrada do Cabo da Roca
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monument, interesting place
The cross has been erected in this spot as a monument declaring Cabo da Roca the end of the European mainland, and the beginning of the Atlantic ocean. The cross basement bears the words of the famous Portuguese poet, Luís Vaz de Camões (1524-1580), born in Lisbon:
"Aqui ...
Onde a terra termina e o mar começa ...
(Camões)
Ponta mais ocidental do continente europeu"
...
"Here ...
Where the land ends and the sea begins ...
(Camões)
Westernmost point of the European continent"
...
Latitude 38 ° 47 'North
Longitude 9 ° 30 'west
Altitude 140 m above mean water level
"Aqui ...
Onde a terra termina e o mar começa ...
(Camões)
Ponta mais ocidental do continente europeu"
...
"Here ...
Where the land ends and the sea begins ...
(Camões)
Westernmost point of the European continent"
...
Latitude 38 ° 47 'North
Longitude 9 ° 30 'west
Altitude 140 m above mean water level
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabo_da_Roca
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 38°46'49"N 9°29'56"W
- Threshold of the Gods 9 km
- Place - Largo 05 de Outubro 19 km
- Memorial to the Soldiers of the Overseas War 26 km
- Zagallos Palace & Gardens 30 km
- Cristo Rei Statue 31 km
- Lima de Freitas Square 33 km
- Paivas roundabout - 2 38 km
- Fort of São Teodósio da Ponta do Cavalo 51 km
- Forte S. Luiz Gonzaga/Forte Velho 59 km
- São Filipe Castle 59 km
- Cabo da Roca viewpoints 0.1 km
- Private Parking 0.1 km
- The westernmost point of Eurasia 0.1 km
- Cabo da Roca Lighthouse 0.2 km
- Restaurant-Bar "Cabo da Roca" and souvenir shop 0.2 km
- Cabo da Roca (Cape of the Rock) 0.3 km
- Ursa beach 1.2 km
- Ursa rock 1.4 km
- Noiva (Bride) rock 1.6 km
- Sintra Mountains 5.6 km