CABO DA ROCA

AQUI
ONDE A TERRA SE ACABA
E O MAR COMECA
(CAMOES)

PONTA MAIS OCIDENAL DO CONTINENTE EUROPEU
CAMARA MUNICIPAL DE SINTRA
1979

Coat of arms of Sintra

LATITUDE 38⁰ 47 NORTE
LONGITUDE 9⁰ 30 OESTE
ALTITUDE 140^M ACIMA DO NIVEL
MEDIO DAS AGUAS

The sign is on a stone pillar topped by a cross and was photographed that day by the same photographer Click for a larger image

The place is the westernmost point in mainland Europe, and is located on a cliff with a lighthouse and an observation point, from which you can see the sea (the photo was taken that day by the same photographer Click for a larger image)

The quote on the sign is from a sentence of the Portuguese poet: Luís de Camões one of the greatest poets of Portugal.

Translation of the text on the sign:
Cabo da Roca

ON HERE
WHERE THE EARTH ENDS
AND THE SEA BEGINS
(Camões)

WESTERN POINT OF THE EUROPEAN CONTINENT
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF SINTRA
1979

LATITUDE 38-0 47 NORTH
LONGITUDE 9-0 30 WEST
ALTITUDE 140M ABOVE LEVEL
AVERAGE OF WATERS