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Cabo São Vicente (Cape St
Vincent) is situated on a promontory opposite the
windswept town of
Sagres
in the western
Algarve
region of
Portugal.
Capped
by the one of the most powerful lighthouses in Europe,
the
Cabo São Vicente is the most
south westerly point of mainland
Portugal and
Europe.
Cabo São Vicente is also
perhaps the most uninhabited, dubbed by the Portuguese
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'fim
do mundo' (the end of the earth). Aside from the
lighthouse there is little else there, save the ruins of
a 16th century monastery.
Legend tells that the body
of St Vincent, a 4th century martyr was delivered to the
shores of the cape in a boat piloted by ravens. A chapel
was constructed in his honour and the promontory given
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Fact
File
Cabo São
Vicente looks out over one of the busiest
shipping lanes in the world |
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Cabo
Sao Vicente in the mist |
View
from Sagres Point |
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The views back to
Sagres
are superb on a good, clear day and the
cape can be a great place to spot some of Portugal's
rarer breeds of birds including white storks, herons,
peregrines and blue rock thrushes.
Cabo São Vicente
is quite remote and unless you want to hike the six
kilometres along the coastline from Sagres, the nearest
stopping point for buses, it's best to hire a vehicle. |
Location Mao of Cabo São Vicente, Algarve,
Portugal
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