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Ideally reached by the Algarve Way, a 300km pathway originating on the bank of the
River Guadiana and meandering west to Portugal’s windswept and most southwesterly
point, modern pilgrims are rewarded with jaw-dropping views from a cliff that dangles
60m over the azure Atlantic Ocean. Stop to admire the Cabo de São Vicente Lighthouse,
which was built in the mid-19th century from the ruins of a Franciscan monastery where
the bones of the cape’s namesake, Saint Vincent, were reportedly found in the cliffs. Near
the lighthouse is a picturesque path that leads down to the water where picnickers gather
before witnessing sizzling scarlet and fiery orange sunsets.
Cabo de São Vicente
Portugal
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PHOTOGRAPHY: ALAMY
The most southwesterly point of Portugal, Cabo de São Vicente was an important navigation point
during the Greek and Roman empires. Its lighthouse was built over the ruins of a 16th-century
Franciscan convent.
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Cabo de São Vicente
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