Costa Vicentina Route
N120 · Sines → Sagres · Portugal
- Length
- 75 miles
- Drive time
- 2 h (1–2 days)
- Type
- Coastal road
- Region
- Europe
Europe's wildest southwest corner: cork oaks, cliff-top fishing villages and Atlantic surf beaches from Sines down to the lighthouse at Cabo de São Vicente — the end of the old world.
Highlights of the Costa Vicentina Route
- Cabo de São Vicente
- Empty surf beaches
- Aljezur & Odeceixe detours
Where to stop on the Costa Vicentina Route
- Galp Aljezur fuel — On the N120 in Aljezur — last reliable fuel before the Sagres and São Vicente spur.
- Castelo de Aljezur viewpoint — Moorish ruin above the N120 town — a natural halfway halt on the Vicentina run.
- Fortaleza de Sagres viewpoint — Henry the Navigator’s headland fort — the N120’s destination before the cape spur.
- Cabo de São Vicente viewpoint — Lighthouse at Europe’s southwest corner — a short spur west of Sagres; fill up in town.
Drive the Costa Vicentina Route
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