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Cabo de Sao Vicente (Portugal)
 Cabo de Sao Vicente (Portugal) ... from the lighthouse one can purchase Portugese knick-knacks and enjoy a bratwurst from the German Bratwurst stall.Newest Review: ... too, tourists come who want to see 'the end of the world', the barren tundra like landscape, the high cliffs (up to 75 m), bird watchers who look out for herons, falcons and even eagles, and those who merely want to feel the power of the wind. The Cape is approximately six kilometres away from the village of Sagres, public buses from the EVA bus company go there from Portimao via Lagos. A ... more ... street market sells woollen articles, pullovers and caps, and Portuguese knickknack to the tourists coming for an hour or so on a day out from their holiday destinations in the Algarve. When they're hungry, they can go to a unique institution, the G...more |
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Cabo de Sao Vicente (Portugal): Westerly Wurst (706 words)
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The Cabo de São Vicente is the most south-western point of the European mainland. Already the Celts worshipped this place as menhirs in the vicinity prove. The ancient Greeks called it Ophiussa (Land of Serpents), they dedicated a temple to Heracles here. The Romans consecrated it to Saturn and the Christians to Saint Vincent whose corpse is said to have been washed ashore in the area about 300 BC. They built a cloister which was destroyed by Sir Francis Drake, the remains disappeared in the great earthquake in 1755. In the 19th century the site was rebuilt and since then has belonged to the navy. The most powerful lighthouse of Europe and the second most ... Read the complete review
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