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From the Cabo da Roca my mind can wandering by the Atlantic
Ocean and clear out all the weekly stress.
In comparison with Paris, this was a pleasant warm evening with approximately 17 degrees celsius and a full moon, at Cabo da Roca lighthouse, the European most occidental end.
From here theres only the Atlantic sea some islands and the American continent far far way.
the westernmost point of continental Europe... the best place in the world to understand what it is to be Portuguese...
Cabo da Roca, Portugal
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Cabo da Roca is a cape which forms the westernmost extent of mainland Portugal and continental Europe
The dramatic, rugged coastline of Cabo da Roca, Portugal (farthest western point in continental Europe) haunts the soul with its beauty.
"There is an eternal landscape, a geography of the soul; we search for its outlines all our lives."
-- Josephine Hart
"The past is a distant, receding coastline, and we are all in the same boat..." -- Julian Barnes
[You will find this and other images of mine in my new website:
Sintra is a charming village just about 20 kms from Lisbon's center. The village itself is beautiiful and, in the mountain above it, the palace and castle are also jewels that justify a visit.
What isn't so well known is its coastal area, where you can explore beautiful beaches and amazing rock formations, Along the cooast you will find excellent trekking paths to explore the area.
The spot where this shot was taken has a magnificent view that extends as far as Praia da Ursa (you can see one of its iconic seastacks) and to Cabo da Roca with its far distant lighthouse.
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Sintra coast, Portugal
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Stormy day ... just like today here...
It's raining... a real bummer! :(
Despite that.. have a great weekend!!!
Beijinhoss****
Cabo da Roca is a cape which forms the westernmost extent of mainland Portugal and continental Europe
Last February, profiting from a beautiful day, I went to Bear Beach to shoot its amazing sea stacks from a different perspective: from the sea, with a drone. Immediately after its take-off, when it was at 20 m altitude, I’ve checked the drone’s camera by taking a single shot. I wasn’t worried with composition, right exposure or anything else. I was just trying to see if the camera was working. This was the rather unexpected result and I only realized what I had got when I’ve arrived home and downloaded the pictures….
What you see here is the beautiful landscape adjacent to Bear Beach, with Cape Roca’s (“Cabo da Roca”) silhouetted lighthouse on the image’s far right.
Cabo da Roca is Europe Westernmost point and from there you have magnificent views to the sea. Bear Beach (adjacent to Cape Roca) is, on my mind, Portugal’s most beautiful beach. On my gallery you have some shots of this amazing beach:
www.flickr.com/photos/142581467@N05/albums/72157715098256231
Now with some additional ones to be posted soon….
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Cabo da Roca, Colares, Portugal
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Westernmost point of continental Europe
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L'Atlantico a Cabo da Roca.
140 metri sul livello del mare. Ricoperto di verde, fino a quando la terra, piatta, finisce senza preavviso in mare.
“Aqui... onde a terra se acaba e o mar começa....”, come recita l'iscrizione in portoghese, un faro del diciottesimo secolo segnala la terra ai naviganti.
Il vento tira forte dall'Oceano e gli schizzi delle onde salgono in alto portentosi...
e le sottili nuvole raccontano di terre lontane, di là del mare...
Cabo da Roca is a cape which forms the westernmost extent of mainland Portugal and continental Europe
Went out to shoot the Neowise comet, but came back with a lighthouse shot!
Last Thursday I had a Neowise shoot scheduled, but my plans were derailed by bad weather (cloudy and windy conditions). Postponed for next day (Friday last week) as weather forecast was reassuring. Upon arrival to the spot (Cape Roca, about 30 kms from Lisbon) I was dismayed as the conditions were exactly the same as in the previous day: cloudy (as can be seen from this shot) and extremely windy (impossible to use the tripod), making the comet shoot a mirage.
This Cape Roca’s lighthouse shot, proves I was there! It’s an handheld shot that I find interesting due to its original perspective. Taken from close to Bear Beach (northwards of the lighthouse) it provides a striking image of the amazing terrain that drops abruptly to the sea. The golden hour light enveloped the whole image and created a soft and beautiful mood.
Hope you’ll enjoy the remains of my botched expedition to chase a comet… Have a wonderful day, dear flickr friends!
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Cape Roca, Colares, Portugal
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In these times of pandemic and social distancing, Bear Beach (“Praia da Ursa”) may well be your destination! You will see there almost no one and this is not unrelated to the difficulty of the descent to the beach…
It’s located on the Portuguese Atlantic west coast just north of Cabo da Roca (just a few km distant from Cascais or Sintra). This beach is a litle and less well known gem. Unspoilt and wild, it is often cited as the most beautiful in the area and one of the most beautiful in Portugal. Its name comes from the "Rocha da Ursa" (bear rock) one of two huge sea stacks at the northern end of the beach. It is said that the rock resembles a bear with its cub (not shown in this photo, but other photos of this beach that are displayed in my gallery show it:
www.flickr.com/photos/142581467@N05/48421486452/in/datepo...
www.flickr.com/photos/142581467@N05/48421339842/in/datepo...
www.flickr.com/photos/142581467@N05/48421139696/in/datepo...
www.flickr.com/photos/142581467@N05/49680776278/in/datepo...
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Praia da Ursa, Sintra, Portugal
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Of all points in Europe, the westernmost. Cabo da Roca.
"AQUI... ONDE A TERRA SE ACABA E O MAR COMEÇA..." (Camões).
Cabo da Roca is a cape which forms the westernmost extent of mainland Portugal and continental Europe
Portogallo, Sintra, Cabo da Roca, Primavera 2016
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W-cyFbFwjA
Io ricordo questo … questo
Deboli tramonti, alta marea
Il tramonto più debole e la marea più alta
Immagino che la cavalchiamo
Immagino che è solo un simbolo
Alla fine del continente
Al limite del continente
I remember this...this
Low ebb, high tide
The lowest ebb and highest tide
I guess we took us for a ride
I guess its just a gesture.
At the end of the continent
At the edge of the continent
“qui, onde a terra se acaba e o mar começa”...(Qui... dove la terra finisce e il mare comincia, Luís de Camões, Os Lusíadas).
Cabo da Roca segna il punto più ad ovest del Portogallo e di tutto il continente Europeo.
“qui, onde a terra se acaba e o mar começa”...(Here, where the land ends and the sea begins, Luís de Camões, Os Lusíadas).
Cabo da Roca is a cape which forms the westernmost extent of mainland Portugal and continental Europe.
Praia da Ursa ("Bear's Beach") is located on the Portuguese Atlantic west coast just north of Cabo da Roca (just a few km distant from Cascais or Sintra). This beach is a litle and less well known gem. Unspoilt and wild, it is often cited as the most beautiful in the area and one of the most beautiful in Portugal. Its name comes from the "Rocha da Ursa" (bear rock) one of two huge sea stacks at the northern end of the beach. It is said that the rock resembles a bear with its cub.
Access is difficult, to say the least. The descent is done by foot down a steep sided valley with plenty of loose rocks under foot. That is certainly the reason it stays off the beaten track (fortunately!).
The strains of the route are more than justified by the superb landscape that awaits with the enormous rocky formations dominating the beach.
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Praia da Ursa, Sintra, Portugal
© All rights reserved Rui Baptista. Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit written permission.
Cabo da Roca (Cape Roca) is a cape which forms the westernmost extent of mainland Portugal, continental Europe and the Eurasian land mass. The cape is in the Portuguese municipality of Sintra, near Azóia, in the southwest of the district of Lisbon, forming the westernmost extent of the Serra de Sintra