Cabo de São Vicente

What the sources say (research)

• South-westernmost point of Portugal and mainland Europe; 4 km west and 3 km north of Ponta de Sagres; parish of Sagres, municipality of Vila do Bispo [en/pt.wikipedia.org, 2 Oct 2026]
• Lighthouse: built 1846 on the ruins of a 16th-century Franciscan convent, 24 m tall; cliffs about 75 m; light visible 60+ km (Julie Dawn Fox, May 2026) vs 45 km (algarve-tourist.com) — figures differ; original 1520 lighthouse destroyed by an English captain [juliedawnfox.com; algarve-tourist.com; justinpluslauren.com, 1 Oct 2026]
• Visits: AMN lists the lighthouse as closed to visits indefinitely for operational reasons; general lighthouse-visit rule is Wednesdays 14–17 h (summer time), free, max group per capacity [amn.pt/DF/Paginas/visitas.aspx, 2 Oct 2026]
• Site: souvenir shop, café/snack stalls, sculptures inside the walls; reported open daily except Monday, free entry; paid toilets reported by one blog; headland and cliffs freely accessible [fullsuitcase.com Jul 2026; juliedawnfox.com May 2026]
• Access by car: drive all the way to the lighthouse, usually plenty of parking [fullsuitcase.com, Jul 2026]
• Bus: some Vamus 47 departures from Lagos continue to the cape: 3 a day on weekdays (from Lagos 10:00, 13:45, 15:15; back from the cape 11:45, 15:50, 16:50), at weekends 3 from May to October (10:00, 12:30, 15:15; back 11:45, 13:45, 16:50) and 2 from November to April (10:00, 12:30; back 11:45, 13:45). Check the current timetable [Vamus GTFS via Transitland, version 25 Sep 2026, checked 11 Oct 2026; earlier blog figure ‘three times a day’: algarveportugaltourism.com]
• Conditions: ‘busy AND windy’, bring a jacket; keep distance from cliff edges [awaygowe.com; fullsuitcase.com, 1 Oct 2026]
• Fortaleza de Beliche on the road ~1.5 km before the cape — closed to the public [fullsuitcase.com; algarvetips.com, 1 Oct 2026]