The Best Sight in Sesimbra, Sintra, the Estoril Coast, and the Setúbal Peninsula

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We've compiled the best of the best in Sesimbra - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.

Cabo Espichel

Fodor's Choice

This salt-encrusted headland—crowned by a whitewashed convent surrounded by 18th-century pilgrim rest houses—is the southwestern point of the Setúbal Peninsula, marked by a red-and-white lighthouse. It's a ruggedly beautiful spot, where the cliffs rise hundreds of feet out of the stormy Atlantic. To the north, unsullied beaches extend as far as Caparica, with only local roads and footpaths connecting them. It's a good spot for hiking, with marked trails leading down to some clearly visible dinosaur footprints.