Cabo de São Vicente Lighthouse – Praia do Telheiro loop from Cape St. Vincent

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Portugal

Algarve

Sagres

Cabo de São Vicente Lighthouse – Praia do Telheiro loop from Cape St. Vincent

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Cabo de São Vicente Lighthouse – Praia do Telheiro loop from Cape St. Vincent

04:07

15.0km

190m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

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Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina

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Start point

Bus stop

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82 m

Cabo de São Vicente Lighthouse

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Five kilometers from Sagres rises the mythical Cabo de São Vicente, the last gaze of land for explorers setting off towards the unknown of the vast ocean.

Wild, windy, and imposing, this promontory of steep cliffs plunges into the Atlantic, crowned by one of Europe's most powerful lighthouses.

Called by the Romans Promontorium Sacrum, the "end of the world" was for centuries a sacred place, shrouded in legends and mysteries. Today, it remains a pilgrimage point for sailors, hikers, and dreamers, where the horizon seems to dissolve into infinity.

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View to Cabo de São Vicente

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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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Stunning cliffs

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9.60 km

Cliffs of the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park

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Breathtaking scenery. Beautiful and rugged at the same time.

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Telheiro Beach

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The southernmost beach on the west coast of the Algarve, the Costa Vicentia, near the Cabo de Sao Vicente. It is one of many popular surfing spots on the Algarve coast.

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Praia do Telheiro

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Rather small sandy beach not far from Capo Sao Vicente. Can only be reached via dirt roads and by descending on unpaved paths. An international group of young people has started a renaturation project there. So you shouldn't leave the route to the beach.

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View of Cabo de São Vicente

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Cabo de São Vicente (Cape St. Vincent) is a dramatic and historically significant cape at the southwestern tip of Portugal, near the town of Sagres in the Algarve region. It is the southwesternmost point of mainland Europe and is often referred to as the "end of the world"—especially in earlier times, when it was believed that nothing existed beyond the horizon.

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13.5 km

Seagulls' Rock

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Pedra das Gaivotas is a stone in Portugal and has a height of 9 meters. Pedra das Gaivotas is located in Ponta dos Arquizes, near Rocha das Gaivotas.

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End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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4.13 km

4.05 km

3.39 km

2.41 km

1.03 km

Surfaces

9.28 km

3.17 km

2.37 km

138 m

< 100 m

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Weather

Wednesday 21 October

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Comments

October 12, 2022,Farol do Cabo de São Vicente -Letzte Bratwurst vor Amerika. Süd-westlichster Punkt von Europa

Start and finish at the "Last Sausage Before America". There was a delicious refreshment before and after the hike! First we go along the road to Fortaleza de Belixe. Then you leave the coast and walk north on a monotonous straight line. The way back is always along the coast with fantastic views. #last bratwurst in front of America,

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January 23, 2024,🇵🇹#3 Cabo de São Vicente – Praia do Telheiro

Today we went to the western tip and along the west coast.
There were high waves with a lot of surf and a dream beach was perfect for swimming.
Afterwards there was a sunset and we walked the last few meters to the car with a headlamp.
The lighthouse was driven to again in the dark to take a photo …

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