Cabo Da Roca, Portugal - Some Say You Can See the Coast of US From Here!

After our visit to the delightful little town of Cascais, Portugal, we countinued with our one day bus tour trip towards Sintra. Before we reached our intended destination for the day, our bus passed by and stopped at Cabo De Roca, 40 km from Lisbon, the westernmost point of continental Europe. It is supposed to be the closest point between Europe and USA. On a good clear day, some claim that you could even see the coast of USA over the horizon

The view of the cliffs and the Atlantic Ocean was manificent! Too bad we were given not too much time here. We saw the mounment with a cross on it, which celebrated the end of mainland Europe and the beginning of the Atlantic Ocean. Though it was the beginninng of March the day we were on this bus tour, the weather was chilly and windy. We didn't venture too far from the stone mounment as it was just too windy.

After visiting the edge of land in Europe, the bus tour continued and we passed by another pictureque spot with cliffs along the ocean. Our guide was excellent as she told us some interesting stories about the customs and life of Portuguese in a humours way in both English and Portuguese, not an easy feat at all. RT, Cabo Da Roca, Portugal 03022024