• Carvoeiro Cape lighthouse

  • This is one of the oldest lighthouses on the Portuguese coast, since it started operating in 1790, but by 1886 it was rebuilt according to a project by Polycarpo Lima.. Today the lighthouse is 27 m high, has a range of 15 miles (27.5 km) and is at an altitude of 57 m.

  • Lisboa e Vale do Tejo

  • Peniche

  • Berlengas Nature Reserve

  • Autoridade Marítima Nacional

  • In Peniche follow the signs to "Cabo Carvoeiro" or "farol".

  • Access to Peniche from:

    - Caldas da Rainha (30 km) – N8, IP6 and N114;

    - Cadaval (39 km) – N247-1, N247, IP6 e N114;

    - Rio Maior (47 km) – N14, A15 to Óbidos. Exit 14 on A8 to IP6 and N114;

    - Lisbon (102 km) - A36/A8, on A8 exit 14 to IP6 and N114.

     

    GPS: 39.362211, -9.407391

     

    Public transports

    Buses from Lisbon (Rodoviária do Oeste or Rede de Expressos)

    Train (Dagorda - Peniche)

  • Lighthouse

  • Guided tours

  • Autoridade Marítima Nacional - Direção de faróis

    Estrada Marginal

    2770-210 Paço de Arcos

    E-mail: dfarois@amn.pt

    SITE (in Portuguese)

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