# Cabo Espichel, the sanctuary on the cliff

What to do en Sesimbra · Sesimbra

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/lisbon-region/sesimbra/things-to-do/cabo-espichel-from-sesimbra · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 1 h
- Temporada: All year; best at sunset
- Para quién: Everyone; care at the edge

The Baroque sanctuary and the lighthouse at the western tip of the municipality, 15 km from the town · 1 h · Free

At the westernmost point of the Sesimbra coast, a wind-swept esplanade ends in vertical cliffs. There stands the sanctuary of Nossa Senhora do Cabo: the church of 1701–1707, the two wings of pilgrim lodgings, the Casa da Água of 1770 with its aqueduct and, at the edge of the escarpment, the Ermida da Memória, where according to legend the image of the Virgin appeared in 1410. The grounds are always open; the church is visited from Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 13:30 and from 14:30 to 17:00, free.
It is about 15 km from the town; the Carris Metropolitana 3205 bus leaves from the Sesimbra terminal. There are no railings along almost any of the edge: with children, hold hands. The full listing, with the dinosaur footprints, is in the Arrábida range.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 38.417, -9.216

## Cerca de aquí

- [Boat to Ribeiro do Cavalo beach and the coves of the Arrábida](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/lisbon-region/sesimbra/things-to-do/boat-to-ribeiro-do-cavalo-beach), a 7.7 km
- [Try dive and snorkelling in the Luiz Saldanha marine park](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/lisbon-region/sesimbra/things-to-do/diving-and-snorkelling-marine-park), a 9.0 km
- [Hotel do Mar](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/lisbon-region/sesimbra/where-to-stay/hotel-do-mar), a 10.0 km
- [Sesimbra Castle and its walls above the sea](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/lisbon-region/sesimbra/things-to-do/sesimbra-castle), a 10.2 km
- [Birds at Lagoa Pequena and the Albufeira lagoon](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/lisbon-region/sesimbra/things-to-do/lagoa-pequena-and-albufeira-lagoon), a 10.2 km
- [Fortaleza de Santiago and the Sesimbra Maritime Museum](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/lisbon-region/sesimbra/things-to-do/maritime-museum-and-fortaleza-de-santiago), a 10.4 km
- [O Canhão Restaurant](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/lisbon-region/sesimbra/where-to-eat/o-canhao), a 10.5 km
- [Sesimbra Municipal Market, fish from the fish market](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/lisbon-region/sesimbra/things-to-do/sesimbra-municipal-market), a 10.5 km

Destino: [Sesimbra](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/lisbon-region/sesimbra.md)