The Lighthouses of Portugal

South side of the entrance to the Rio Minho (which is the Spanish border on the north), just off coastal N13 about 1.5 miles SW of Caminha.

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Accessible if you're willing to walk the breakwater (it's a long walk).

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Adjacent the the church of Nossa Senhora da Agonia, about 500 m north of the Front Range.

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On the north side of the Rio Cavad, it is partly within the walls of the Fort São João Baptista.

Photo courtesy Andrew Crowther [Flickr]

Located in Leça da Palmeira, on the north side of Matosinhos, adjacent to a huge petroleum tank farm.

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Located at the end of the outer breakwater in this port.

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Located on the south side of the entrance to the Ria de Aveiro in Barra.

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Located on the western end of a forested ridge protected as the Parque Florestal da Serra da Boa Viagem, about 5 km northwest of Figueira da Foz.

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Located directly on the coastal road about 800 m north of São Pedro de Moel.

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Located about 150 m southeast of the waterfront of São Martinho do Porto.

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Located at the end of a promontory about 3 km west of the Peniche waterfront.

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Located near the waterfront in Ericeira.

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Note that this is decorative, not functional.  Not to be confused with the Tower of Belem, see below.

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This lighthouse serves general navigation and also serves as the front light of the Barra do Norte Range, the Farol de Guia being the rear light.

Photo courtesy João Campos [Flickr]

Located directly on the coastal road (N247) on the west side of Cascais.

Photo courtesy Rosino [Flickr]

The Fortaleza de São Lourenço da Cabeça Seca is built on a small island in the center of the entrance to the Rio Tejo (Tagus). Navigational lights were being displayed from the fort in 1693, perhaps much earlier.  Located about 2.8 km southeast of the Fortaleza de São Julião da Barra.

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Located on the north bank of the Tejo in Oeiras about 8 km east northeast of the Fortaleza de São Julião da Barra.

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A 5-story fortified lighthouse located in the Belém district of Lisbon, Portugal. It was constructed between 1515 and 1521 on the orders of Manuel I (1515-1520) in order to defend the port at Belém, as well as the nearby Mosteiro dos Jerónimos. The tower stood on an island in the middle of the River Tagus until the course of the river was diverted by an earthquake in 1777; the tower had previously survived the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.

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Located atop a spectacular vertical cliff about 11 km west of Sesimbra.

Located on the coastal road about 9 km west of Setúbal.

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The lighthouse marks the only major promontory on the coast of the Beja district. Located atop vertical cliffs just west of the village of Cavaleiro.

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Located at the end of the N536 highway about 2.5 km south of Lagos.

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There are two long stone moles that protect the harbor from storm.  This and the light below mark the sides.  The center of the course is taken from the church in Farragudo (steer 19.1º)

Photo taken shortly after sunrise as our boat Le Diamant passed into the harbor.

This doesn't look like much of a lighthouse, but it is so marked on the chart of the Harbour we acquired from the navigator.

As you can see, located just north of the Marina in Portimao.

Located on a rocky promontory off the N530 highway about 15 km southeast of Lagoa.

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Located at the end of the peninsula, about 2 km south of Sagres. Probably accessible by hiking trail.

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Located on the east side of the harbor, about 5 km south of the village of Vilamoura.

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Located at the end of a mole in Quarteira, about 1.5 km east of the Vilamoura Marina.

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Located atop spectacular cliffs at the point of the cape, about 7 km west of Sagres.

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Light in only a small red lantern mounted near the top of a 1-story post office building in Burgau.

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Located at the church of Santo António do Alto in Faro.

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Photo courtesy Louis Dobson [Flickr]

Located in Fuseta, a small fishing port about 8 km east of Olhão.

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This lighthouse is the oldest in Madeira and stands atop a spectacular conical mountain (an extinct volcano). Located on the Ilhéu de São Lourenço, a small island off the eastern tip of the Ilha de Madeira. Accessible only by boat, and the island is a restricted natural area.

We passed by São Lourenço at 5:30, but since sunrise wasn't until 7:30, all you could see were the flashes of light.

Photo courtesy Marinha de Portugal [LHdir]

Located atop a vertical volcanic dike adjacent to the main pier at Câmara de Lobos, a village about 8 km west of Funchal on the south coast of the island.

We took this photo from the observation lookout well above the lighthouse (therefore with the long lens) directly into the sun.  I was amazed how well it came out.

This is Madeira's best-known lighthouse by far, and also one of the highest lighthouses in the world. It commands a spectacular view westward over the Atlantic. Located on the western tip of the island; accessible by road.

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An octagonal faux lighthouse on the eastern end of the Island.

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Located near the southeastern tip of the Ilhéu de Bugio, southernmost of the three Ilhas Desertas.

This was the first lighthouse built in the Azores; it is the traditional landfall light for ships arriving from mainland Portugal. Located at the eastern tip of the Ilha de São Miguel; accessible by a paved but challenging road.

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Located on a promontory ½ mi west of the Ponta Delgada waterfront.

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Located at the end of the rubblestone south mole at Praia de Vitoria on the east side of the Ilha de Terceira.

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Tallest lighthouse of the Azores. Located on a sharp rocky promontory at the northwestern tip of the island, about 7 km west of Santa Cruz da Graciosa.  Not to be confused with Punta de la Barca.

Photo courtesy Jorge Goncalves [Flickr] and Galeriacores

Located on the waterfront of Calheta, on the south coast of the island.

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Photo courtesy Ritinha Azodom [Flickr]

Photo courtesy Luisa [Flickr]

This is the landfall light for ships arriving in Flores from Portugal. Located atop a vertical cliff at the southeastern point of the island, about 1 km south of Lajes das Flores.

Photo courtesy Kelly&DavidFamily [Webshots]