Key facts
- Location
- Portugal , Algarve , Faro , Sagres
- Part of
- Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park
- Etymology
- Vincent of Saragossa
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Encyclopedic overview
Cape St. Vincent (Portuguese: Cabo de São Vicente, Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaβu ðɨ sɐ̃w viˈsẽtɨ]) is a headland in the municipality of Vila do Bispo, in the Algarve, southern Portugal. It is the southwesternmost point of Portugal and of mainland Europe.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cape St. Vincent” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.