Intern Adventures! Cabo da Roca and Praia Da Ursa

This weekend, 3 of our ‘Twin Internship’ interns had a fantastic adventure to Cabo da Roca and Praia da Ursa. Damian, Juliette, Nicole and Sofia decided to make the journey and enjoy what is unfortunately one of their last weekends in Lisbon.

Cabo da Roca is a great location for a Lisbon day trip, with its incredible views it truly is worth the visit! Cabo da Roca is the westernmost point of Europe and is located over 150 metres above sea level. From this point you can enjoy many hikes along the coast with plenty of beautiful beaches to be discovered.

One of these beaches is the stunning Praia Da Ursa, which is widely considered one of Portugal’s most beautiful. It is a wild and unspoiled beach that is accessible only by a 20 minute downhill hike so be sure to bring shoes that are good for walking as the path can get quite tricky.

The name of Praia Da Ursa comes from the so-called “rocha da ursa” (“bear rock”), one of two colossal sea stacks which some say has a shape resembling a bear holding its cub, when seen from the north side. Legend has it that many thousands of years ago, during the ice age, a female bear lived here with her cubs. When the thaw began, the gods ordered all the animals to leave the site, but the bear disobeyed. As punishment, the gods turned her into stone and her children into small rocks around her.

All of our interns said that they had an amazing day, with warm weather and stunning views it is easy to see why!