Living Travel - Portugal
Lisbon by air,
and the westernmost coastline of continental Europe
In the foreground is the city of Almada, on the south side of the Tagus river. The city of Lisbon in the middle background is situated on the north side of the Tagus River. At the left, on the southern bank of the river, is "The Sanctuary of Christ the King", a Catholic monument and shrine, reminiscent of the Rio de Janeiro statue. In the far background is the Vasco da Gama bridge, crossing a wide part of the Tagus River.
Almada in the foreground, Lisbon in the background, connected by the 25 April Bridge acoss the Tagus River.
Just right (east) of the above image, showing the lower end of the Alfama district (old town), and a tourist ship in a Lisbon dock. The church in the background is the 17th century Santa Engrácia, now converted into the so-called National Pantheon, in which important Portuguese personalities are buried.
Lisbon, capital of Portugal
The Maritime Traffic Control Centre managing the navigation within the jurisdiction area of the Authority of the Port of Lisbon. in Algés, west of Lisbon (just west of the suburb of Belem). The 25 April Bridge can be seen in the distance.
Western suburbs of Lisbon, Portugal
Close-up of some Lisbon apartments, western suburbs
Close-up of some houses in the western suburbs of Lisbon, Portugal
Oeiras Cemetery, 1.5 km inland, 12 km west of Lisbon centre
Oeiras Marina, ("Playground Port"), at the mouth of the Tagus River, 15 km west of Lisbon, Portugal
Almost alongside the above marina, to the west, is the 16th century fort São Julião da Barra, built to control passage through the Tagus estuary
Further west from Lisbon (Estoril and Cascais), the coastline becomes more rugged
Further west from Lisbon (Estoril and Cascais), the coastline becomes more rugged. The coastline turns northwards from here to become part of the Sintra Natural Park.
The coast of the 145 km sq Sintra Park is the westernmost part of continental Europe. 12 km inland from the coast, the park boundary touches the town of Sintra.