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	Athens Rotary Club - Athens , GA , USA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		On the cliffs above Cabo da Roca is a monument placed on the 75th anniversary of Rotary International.
		Behind the monument is the Cabo da Roca lighthouse, established in 1772 and rebuilt in 1846.
		Cabo da Roca is Portuguese for Cape of the Rock.
	www.athensrotary.com /index.cfm?display=home&printthispage=yes (136 words)

	Cabo da Roca Lighthouse Wallpaper Guide
		Cabo da Roca (Cape Roca), the Promontory of Portugal located 9-miles west of Sintra and 25 miles northwest of Lisbon, is the westernmost point of continental Europe.
		The Lighthouse, authorized per the decree of February 1, 1758, was built on the 466-feet high cliff of Cabo da Roca (Handle of the Roca) as the first seacoast sentinel to protect navigation entering the Port of Lisbon and was First Lit in 1772.
		On October 15, 1981, Cabo da Roca became a Protected Landscape followed by the creation of Sintra Cascais Natural Park in 1994 to safeguard the historical architecture, landscape, and wildlife of the region.
	home.comcast.net /~debee2/Guides/Cabo_da_Roca.html (523 words)

	Cabo da Roca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cabo da Roca (Cape Roca) is a cape that forms the westernmost point of mainland Portugal.
		It was known to the Romans as 'Promontorium Magnum'.
		Poet Luís de Camões defined Cabo da Roca as the place "where the land ends and the sea begins" (Portuguese: "Onde a terra acaba e o mar começa").
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cabo_da_Roca (196 words)

	cabo da roca, extremite de l'europe
		Le cabo da roca est inséré dans "le parc naturel de sintra cascais", qui s'étend de Sintra jusqu'a l'estuaire de la riviere "falcao".
		En effet, le cabo da roca, du fait de la spécificité de la conjugaison de ses systèmes biologique et géologique, est le seul endroit où l'on puisse trouver cette fleur.
		De la plage "do albano" a la plage "da adraga", en passant par le cabo da roca, on serpentera a travers des chemins sinueux, les falaises découpées a souhait, entravées parfois par des petits parcours d'eau, et révélant souvent de minuscules chemins menant a de petites plages cachées.
	www.portugalmania.com /sites/cabo-roca.htm (748 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Roca, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Roca, Julio Argentino ROCA, JULIO ARGENTINO [Roca, Julio Argentino], 1843-1914, general who became president of Argentina (1880-86, 1898-1904).
		Roca, Cabo da ROCA, CABO DA [Roca, Cabo da], cape, W Portugal, W of Lisbon.
		Fosforo, calcio y azufre disponibles de la roca fosforica acidulada con acido sulfurico y tiosulfato de amonio.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Roca, (515 words)

	(GCJN1H) Cabo da Roca II - The W point of Europa by Portelada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ao Cabo da Roca chega-se desde Sintra pela N 247, seguindo as placas em direcção a Colares.
		Seeing the sunset in Cabo da Roca is one of those experiences that don’t let a person indifferent.
		The lighthouse of the Cabo da Roca, ordered to build by official license of February 1st, 1758, started functioning in 1772 and suffered great alterations in the year of 1843.
	www.geocaching.com /seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GCJN1H (876 words)

	Amazon.com: Cabo da Roca : Images of the Westernmost Point of Continental Europe: Books: Jose Romao (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This book takes you on a voyage to a fascinating and remote place, on a nature walk through the rocks of Cabo da Roca, accompanied by stories of the past, of pirates, of streams that fall in cascades over beaches, of natural pools filled with sea urchins, and of plants that grow nowhere else.
		Cabo da Roca (Cape Roca) already has the distinction of being the westernmost point of continental Europe (40 km from Lisbon), but Jose Romao combines his Ph.
		The photos are accompanied by text (in both English and Portuguese) describing the area and history of Cabo da Roca, Romao's adventures while photographing it, and the environmental threats to this idyllic place, especially for a species that is now going extinct.
	www.amazon.com /Cabo-Roca-Westernmost-Continental-Europe/dp/9729777500 (926 words)

	Roca, Cabo da - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		ROCA, CABO DA [Roca, Cabo da], cape, W Portugal, W of Lisbon.
		Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Roca, Cabo da" at HighBeam.
		Coinciden Trelles, CÃ¡rdenas y Roca: Lapuente experimentÃ³ mucho y debe llamar a Hermosillo, a Galindo y a Coyote.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-roca-c1ab.html (194 words)

	TheTravelzine.com Portugal Fall 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It continues north on the western coast past Cabo da Roca (the westernmost point of Europe) to the fishing village of Ericeira.
		Adding to the magic is the Cabo da Roca Lighthouse standing 144 meters high above an abyss cut into the cliffs by the power of the waves.
		Between Cabo da Roca and Sintra Vila is one of the most extraordinary places we have visited in Portugal.
	www.thetravelzine.com /port_fall2004_7Sintra.htm (3759 words)

	Cabo da Roca - Risultati della ricerca - MSN Encarta
		Cabo da Roca - Risultati della ricerca - MSN Encarta
		Cabo da Roca Promontorio del Portogallo occidentale, situato lungo la costa dell'Estremadura, poco a ovest di Lisbona, proteso nell'oceano...
		Roca, Julio Argentino (Tucumán 1843 – Buenos Aires 1914), generale e uomo politico argentino, presidente dell’Argentina (1880-1886; 1898-1904)....
	it.encarta.msn.com /Cabo_da_Roca.html (68 words)

	Holiday accommodation in Azoia, Cabo da Roca, Lisbon Coast. Farmhouse with sea views. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Casa da Corredoura is one of the last farms before the lighthouse of Cabo da Roca, the most occidental point of mainland Europe.
		It is well off the main tourist track but probably the most convenient place to explore the beautiful beaches to both sides of Cabo da Roca, visit palaces and castles in and around Sintra (World Heritage) or visit touristic Cascais and the city of Lisbon.
		Azoia is a farming village on the Atlantic side of the Sintra hills about 1km from Cabo da Roca overlooking the lighthouse of Europe's most westerly point.
	www.ownersdirect.co.uk /portugal/P1791.htm (636 words)

	Naturlink
		O Cabo da Roca, o ponto mais ocidental do continente Europeu, reúne uma admirável beleza paisagística a um excepcional valor ambiental, sendo certamente um local que merece uma visita guiada.
		Da praia avistamos algumas rochas muito fotogénicas emergindo do meio do mar. Se a maré estiver vazia podemos passar para norte, e fazer um caminho diferente de volta até ao cabo.
		Regressamos recuando um pouco até ao fim da praia da Aroeira, por um estreito trilho de dificuldade média que sobe a falésia pelo vale.
	www.naturlink.pt /canais/Artigo.asp?iArtigo=3920&iLingua=1 (1213 words)

	Portugal . Veraki
		Situado no sudoeste da Europa, entre os paralelos 37º e 42º de latitude norte e os meridianos 6º e 9.5º oeste de Greenwich é limitado a norte e a este pela Espanha (1215 km de fronteira) e a sul e oeste pelo Oceano Atlântico (700 km de costa).
		O Cabo da Roca, na encosta oeste, é ponto mais ocidental de Portugal Continental.
		O prolongamento das formações montanhosas da península Ibérica, distinguem-se, na sua fisionomia, por dois tipos de relevo, a Sul e a Norte do rio Tejo.
	portugal.veraki.pt /index.php?op=GF (326 words)

	FINISTERRA
		Este resultou da iniciativa da Comissão de Melhoramentos do Porto de Lourenço Marques, criada em 17 de Dezembro de 1895, cujo primeiro e principal objectivo consistiu em promover a sua construção sobre o vértice norte daquele baixo.
		Das quatro propostas apresentadas para fornecimento e montagem do farol, seria aceite a da casa francesa Schneider & Ge., De Creusot, que se propunha fabricar toda a infraestrutura, fornecimento da lanterna (casa Barbier and Bénard, de Paris) e montagem no local, pela quantia de £ 6.000.
		Em l l de Setembro de 1897 anunciava-se que o mesmo era apagado por se reconhecer não ter qualquer utilidade para a navegação, em virtude da sua pouca intensidade.
	www.cabodofimdomundo.blogspot.com (3690 words)

	Cabo da Roca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A escalada na Praia da Ursa remete a épocas diversas e, convivência de géneros distintos.
		Para além das antigas e mais recentes vias existentes nos vários monólitos e placas da praia — a maioria delas de carácter clássico e de aventura —, também a desportiva tem o seu lugar.
		Advertências: Aconselha-se uma análise das condições do mar (tamanho da ondulação, marés e vento), pois o sector situa-se na praia e todas estas variáveis físicas influem no estado das vias.
	www.socurtir.com /caboroca2.html (247 words)

	Reisebericht: Lissabon 2003 - Cabo da Roca, Sintra, Pantheon
		Das mit den vielen Schildern ist ein bisserl ein Schmäh, aber Cabo da Roca ist Gott sei Dank weithin sichtbar und so ist es kein Problem den westlichsten Punkt des europäischen Kontinents (140m über dem Meeresspiegel) zu finden.
		Das Innere passt mit seinen farbenfrohen Mosaiken und der gleichen Spitze aus Stein wunderbar zum Gesamtbild.
		Da noch ein bisschen Zeit ist, nehmen wir den 3.
	www.poeschel.net /reisen/lissabon/lissabon_06.php (970 words)

	Cascais
		Das Foto oben zeigt den Leuchtturm am westlichsten Punkt Kontinenaleuropas (San Vincente ist der süd-westlichste), Cabo di Roca, 140m über dem Meer gelegen.
		Before, between and after our visits to Lisbon and Sintra we are drawn magically to the sea, so the pictures here were taken on several different days.
		The photo above shows the lighthouse at Cabo di Roca, the westernmost point of continental Europe (San Vincente is the south-westernmost point), 140m above the sea.
	www.capper-online.de /Travel/Iberia/html/body_cascais.htm (1275 words)

	Lisbon Coast - Portuguese Riviera: Cabo da Roca, Sintra, Queluz - Portugal Travel Guide - BootsnAll.com
		The countryside around Lisbon, blessed year-round with a temperate climate and easy accessibility, is a compact region of mostly upscale resorts, peaceful rural retreats, and romantic palaces.
		Immediately to the west of the city is the "Portuguese Riviera", which stretches about 30 miles (50km) to Cabo da Roca, continental Europe's most westerly point (map of Lisbon coast - popup image).
		On an elevated plateau about six miles (10 km) east of Cabo da Roca is the town of Sintra, where Lord Byron once resided, and which he called "glorious Eden" and "the prettiest village in Europe".
	www.bootsnall.com /europetravelguides/portugal/jun03liscoast.shtml (956 words)

	Portugal - Azoia - azoia6 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Azoia is on the little narrow road which leads to Cabo da Roca, the western-most point of continental Europe.
		The Cape was only a twenty minute walk away from Casa da Luisinha so the very first day the fog lifted and the sun came out, I took my camera and set out to walk there...
		Eventually however, the lighthouse came in sight and there I was, standing on the edge of Europe.....
	www.users.bigpond.com /bobhay/portl01/azoia6.html (93 words)

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		AROL DO farol do Cabo da Roca entrou em funcionamento em 1772, sendo o terceiro mais antigo da nossa costa, integrando o grupo de seis faróis mandados edificar por alvará de 1 de Fevereiro de 1758 da Junta Geral da Fazenda do Reino.
		Actualmente é guarnecido por três faroleiros que asseguram o assinalamento marítimo entre o Cabo da Roca e a Ericeira.
		A localização do farol do Cabo da Roca, no ponto mais ocidental do continente europeu faz atrair muitos visitantes que, face à altura sobre o mar, desfrutam de uma magnifica panorâmica sobre o oceano Atlântico.
	www.marinha.pt /extra/revista/ra_set_out2003/pag_35.html (556 words)

	The most Western point of Europe - Cabo da Roca - Page 2 - Canon Digital Photography Forums
		I have been several times now to Carvoeiro which is one of my favourite places to holiday and I'll definitely visit the pub next time I go there.....
		That was probably caused by my imperfect masking to remove noise from the sky, caused by the long exposure.
		Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da.........
	photography-on-the.net /forum/showthread.php?p=1518317#post1518317 (695 words)

	Google Sightseeing » Post Archive » Cabo Da Roca
		This is Cabo Da Roca (Cape Roca), Portugal, which is the very westernmost point of mainland Europe.
		I visited this place last week… generally, the weather is pretty warm these days but expect strong winds when looking down from the cliff-top.
		Cabo da Roca is 12 minutes to the west of Cabo Finisterra.
	googlesightseeing.com /2005/09/07/cabo-da-roca (738 words)

	Câmara Municipal de Sintra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Dizem os entendidos que aqui está o ponto mais ocidental da Europa continental, coordenadas de esperança para quem navega as costas da finisterrae.
		Será da vegetação rasteira devastada pela maresia, tentando sobreviver entre os penhascos de rocha crua?
		É no Cabo da Roca que a expressão "jangada de pedra" ganha todo o seu significado, com a vantagem de cada um poder sentir-se timoneiro, comandante ou náufrago da embarcação.
	www.cm-sintra.pt /Artigo.aspx?ID=3731 (274 words)

	Independent Online Edition > Europe
		A lighthouse stands guard at Cabo Raso, the point where the coast - and you - swerve sharply north.
		The wild isolation of this cape could convince you that you had reached the far end of Europe, but the Romans knew better: they correctly observed that the westernmost extreme of the continental mainland was the next headland north.
		From the signposted turn-off for Cabo da Roca, you expend almost all the potential energy that you have acquired as you accelerate through the village of Azoia; should you decide to stay here, there are rural tourism possibilities.
	travel.independent.co.uk /europe/article359359.ece (435 words)

	Portugal Travel visit Lisbon's Reviera the Estoril and Cascais beaches (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The beach of Praia da Conceição is also located here.
		This is the Casa da Guia and it is a new concept in shopping centers.
		It has a number of beautiful shops, a bank and a garden center, It also has a restaurant on the grounds and provides you with a spectacular view of the sea.
	www.discoverportugal2day.com /travel16.htm (1959 words)

	Cabo da Roca « Photos Around the World
		Portuguese Atlantic Coast and Cabo da Roca Lighthouse, Portugal September 6, 2006
		Europe’s most westerly point, Cabo da Roca, Portugal
		Atlantic Ocean View at Cabo da Roca, Most Westerly Point in Europe
	photosaroundtheworld.wordpress.com /tag/photos/europe/portugal/cabo-da-roca (317 words)

	Portugal 1999 - Sintra, Cabo da Roca & Cascais pictures from europe photos on webshots
		Message two When I lived in Rinchoa I had a room with a vieuw at the Serra da Sintra and I also saw the Pena Palace every morning.Also I remember the Feira das Merçes where I enjoyed the attraction of andquot;Posso do Mortoandquot; whit motorcycle- and cardrivers driving their vehicles in a round tower.
		Hello, Due toe the work of my father,I lived in Lisbon and Rinchoa (near Sintra) from 1956 until december 1960.When we left Portugal in 1960 I was 10 years of age.
		In 1978 I came back to Portugal for a short stay of 5 days.I visited the places where I lived and which we visited when we lived in Portugal.I made a photograph of a house on the corner of the Praça da Republica.
	community.webshots.com /album/5497521PhZEuCVOyP (723 words)

	Livro Cabo da Roca - Foto_Q12 - Mil Cores
		Omphalodes kuzinskyanae, o mais raro endemismo do Cabo da Roca.
		Sendo estas espécies verdadeiro património da humanidade, como Sintra alias o é, e estando localizadas no Parque Natural de Sintra Cascais, muitos se interrogam sobre a legitimidade, ou sequer a lógica, destas iniciativas.
		É que as espécies, para além da utilidade que têm umas para as outras nos ecossistemas, encerram em si segredos que não estamos ainda preparados para compreender, as moléculas que usaremos no futuro, codificadas no seu DNA, uma riqueza que não podemos desperdiçar para sempre.
	www.milcores.pt /livros/cr_foto_6386.htm (712 words)

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