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The lighthouse on Cabo da Roca
Cabo da Roca (Cape Roca) is a cape that forms the westernmost point of mainland Europe (and of mainland Portugal). It was known to the Romans as 'Promontorium Magnum' and during the Age of Sail as the Rock of Lisbon.

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The stone plaque on the monument
It is located in Lisbon district, 40 kilometres west of Lisbon and 18 kilometres west of Sintra in the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park. Its coordinates, , are inscribed on a stone plaque on the monument at the site. The cliff rises out of the Atlantic Ocean to approximately 140 metres above sea level. The lighthouse along with a tourist shop sit on top of the cliff.

The cape is a popular tourist attraction. Every Sunday morning it is common to see many bikers gathered to share their thoughts and experiences about motorcycles.

Poet Luís de Camões defined Cabo da Roca as the place "where the land ends and the sea begins" (Portuguese: Onde a terra acaba e o mar começa). Compare Cape Finisterre (literally End of land) in Spain, Finistère in France, and Land's End in the United Kingdom.

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BUS 403 Go to Cabo da Roca from Sintra
BUS 434 Go to Sintra from Lisbon
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"A Portuguesa"


Capital
(and largest city) Lisbon5

Official languages Portuguese1
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 - Country Portugal  
 - Region Lisboa
 - Subregion Grande Lisboa
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Sintra

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 - Country Portugal  
 - Region Lisboa
 - Subregion Greater Lisbon
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The Sintra-Cascais Natural Park is one of 13 Nature Parks in Portugal. While only established in 1994 as a Nature Park by the Portuguese Government, it has been protected since 1981.
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Luís Vaz de Camões

Born: c.1524

Died: May 10 1580
Lisbon
Occupation: Writer
Genres: Poetry

Luís Vaz de Camões (pron. IPA /lu'iʃ vaʃ dɨ ka'mõĩʃ
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Cape Finisterre (Spanish: Cabo Finisterre; Galician: Cabo Fisterra) is a rock-bound peninsula in the uttermost west of Galicia, Spain.
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Motto
"Plus Ultra"   (Latin)
"Further Beyond"
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"Marcha Real" 1
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Finistère

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Department number: 29
Region: Bretagne
Prefecture: Quimper
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Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" [2]   (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
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