Parque Natural de Sintra-Cascais lies to the west of Lisbon & covers a stretch of Atlantic shoreline as well as extending into the Sintra hills. Our first stop was Azenhas do Mar, where whitewashed houses are stacked on steep cliffs of limestone & shale above a beach & seawater pool (📷1). On to Cabo da Roca | Cape Roca, the westernmost point in Continental Europe. The landmark was crowded & while the view to the open Atlantic was thought provoking, the sea cliffs to the north were more dramatic (📷2). There are marked trails on the headland beginning near the 🅿️ area; this view looks south back to the cape’s lighthouse (📷3), while this view is towards the golden sand beach of Praia da Ursa lying at the bottom the cliff (📷4).

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