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A well known cape which forms the westernmost point of mainland Europe, Cabo da Roca or Cape Roca was famous to the Romans as Promontorium Magnum and in the Age of Sail it was called as the Rock of Lisbon.

The cape is situated in Lisbon district which is about 40 kilometers west of Lisbon and 18 kilometers west of Sintra in the wonderful Sintra-Cascais Natural Park. It rises out of the Atlantic Ocean to about 140 meters above the sea level. There is a lighthouse found in the cape which is visited by a lot of tourists and there is also a tourist shop which sits on the top of the cliff.

It is a very famous tourist attraction and every Sunday morning it is very usual to see a lot of bikers that are gathered to share their thoughts as well as their experiences about motorcycles. One of the famous poets in the name of Luis de Camoes described the cape as “where the land ends and the sea begin.”

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