Farol do Cabo de São Vicente

Farol do Cabo de São Vicente: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Farol do Cabo de São Vicente

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Farol do Cabo de São Vicente — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.02291, -8.99652. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Farol do Cabo de São Vicente

• Forte de Santo António de Belixe · fort · Faro · ~2 km · Must-see
• Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Graça · church · Faro · ~6 km · Must-see
• Fortaleza de Sagres · fort · Faro · ~6 km · Must-see
• Cape Sagres · beach · Faro · ~7 km · Must-see
• Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Conceição · church · Faro · ~13 km · Must-see
• Praia da Barriga · beach · Faro · ~15 km · Must-see
• Ermida de Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe · church · Faro · ~17 km · Must-see
• Forte de Vera Cruz da Figueira · fort · Faro · ~18 km · Must-see
• Igreja Matriz de Budens · church · Faro · ~21 km · Must-see
• Forte de Almádena · fort · Faro · ~22 km · Must-see
• Povoado Islâmico de Pescadores · fort · Faro · ~23 km · Must-see
• Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição · church · Faro · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lagos Zoological Park · park · Faro · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fortaleza de Nossa senhora da Luz · fort · Faro · ~31 km · Must-see
• Praia da Luz · beach · Faro · ~31 km · Must-see
• Praia de Vale Figueira · beach · Faro · ~33 km · Must-see
• Praia do Penedo · beach · Faro · ~35 km · Must-see
• Capela de São João Baptista · church · Faro · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Farol do Cabo de São Vicente

Other beaches & coast near Farol do Cabo de São Vicente

• Cape Sagres · beach · Faro · ~7 km · Must-see
• Praia da Barriga · beach · Faro · ~15 km · Must-see
• Praia da Luz · beach · Faro · ~31 km · Must-see
• Praia de Vale Figueira · beach · Faro · ~33 km · Must-see
• Praia do Penedo · beach · Faro · ~35 km · Must-see
• Praia do Canal · beach · Faro · ~37 km · Must-see
• Farol de Ponta da Piedade · beach · Faro · ~37 km · Must-see
• Praia de Dona Ana · beach · Faro · ~38 km · Must-see
• Praia da Arrifana · beach · Faro · ~40 km · Must-see
• Meia Praia · beach · Faro · ~42 km · Must-see

All beaches & coast in Faro

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