7 Things to Know Before Going to Roca Cape|You should always come to the westernmost point of the Eurasian continent to watch a sunset
At 38 degrees 47 minutes north latitude and 9 degrees 30 minutes west longitude, this is the westernmost point of the Eurasian continent🧭
Without the song of seagulls circling and the warm, soft white sand, under the rugged cliffs covered with wild grass, the Atlantic Ocean is rolling with surging waves and rising water vapor from afar🌊
The last ray of sunlight on this continent falls here every day.
"The land ends here, and the sea begins here."
This is the deepest confession of Portuguese poet Camões to Roca Cape. Every soul longing for freedom must love this desolation♥️
🌟A few small things to check in at Roca Cape🌟
1⃣️ Chase the last sunset of the Eurasian continent every day🌄
When the sky turns orange, it is the last sunset on this continent every day.
2⃣️ Buy a "Arrival at the westernmost point of Europe" certificate📄
But, be sure to do these things before sunset😉 Because the souvenir shop closes before it gets dark.
3⃣️ Visit Pena Palace 20 kilometers east of Roca Cape🏰
Standing on the top of the mountain, Pena Palace is just like a fairy tale - crossing valleys and forests🌲, walking through the greenery supported by giant trees, next to the mossy old tree roots, the wild flowers on the roadside are vying for beauty🌺, turning a corner, a colorful castle suddenly appears.
The hodgepodge architectural style combines Gothic, Renaissance, Moorish, and Manueline styles all together. Having visited many palaces and castles, Pena Palace is undoubtedly the most brilliant one.
4⃣️ Visit the Moorish Castle🛤
Adjacent to Pena Palace, this castle built by the Arabs witnessed the turbulent dynasty changes on the Iberian Peninsula.
5️⃣Little knowledge about Roca Cape you must know⛵️
600 years ago, Prince Henry's expedition team bid farewell to the land from Roca Cape, crossed the devil's sea area Bojador Cape, and opened the chapter of the Portuguese maritime empire⚓️.
Before that, the desolate Roca Cape was the end of the known world.
Across the sea, it is the distant east coast of the United States🇺🇸. Before encountering that other continent, the blue unknown was the only master of this domain.
At that moment, you will understand that in front of nature, time flows slowly in billions of years. Standing on the cliff, it always makes people feel that those troubles belonging to life have suddenly become one in a billion.
6️⃣Visiting time🕙
▪️It is recommended to arrive one hour before sunset and enjoy the last sunset of the Eurasian continent here every day.
▪️The recommended tour duration is 2 hours (excluding Pena Palace and Moorish Castle)
7️⃣Arrival transportation🚗
▪️If you are just going to visit Pena Palace and Moorish Castle in Sintra, you can easily reach by self-driving and public transportation.
▪️If you go to Roca Cape to watch the sunset, it is more recommended to drive from Lisbon. There is less return transportation after sunset, and you may encounter the embarrassment of not being able to return to the city.
The small town of Sintra built on the mountain is like a beautiful fairy tale world. The rolling alleys, the colorful buildings, the scales of shops... strolling around, buying and eating, can't be busy.
To travel to Lisbon, Portugal, you must check in Sintra, a town in the Portuguese Lisbon region, located 20 kilometers northwest of the city of Lisbon. With its long history and culture, beautiful natural scenery and diverse and brilliant architecture, Sintra cultural landscape was included in the World Heritage Site in 1995. The World Heritage Committee said: Sintra is the first land to gather European romantic architecture in the 19th century. The city of Sintra, covering an area of nearly 1,000 hectares, was built on the hillside. Walking in it, the splendor of the brilliant palace, the green and colorful manor courtyard, the colorful architecture of the different styles, the rolling stone paths, the bar shops, the comfortable and comfortable tourists... Byron's "Eden" is so quiet and comfortable, It's a lingering experience.
The ancient city of Sintra, Portugal, is a famous tourist attraction in Portugal. The attractions in Portugal feel less than those in Spain. When we came, we caught up with the cloudy day, so we didn't take good photos.
Sintra is a UNESCO world heritage site in Portugal famed for its historic palaces and castles. It is about 50 minutes from Lisbon by train so you can easily make a day trip to Sintra while you're in Lisbon.
The Palace of Regalera, built in the late 19th century, is a 4-hectare estate comprising the Romantic Palace of Regalera, the Cathedral of Regalera, and a luxurious park with lakes, caves, wells, benches, fountains and a wide variety of exquisite buildings. Also known as the "Millionaire Monteiro's Palace", the name is named after the first owner, Baron Regalera. Inside, a shaft with spiral staircases is very strange, becoming a must-see attraction for Sintra.