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title: "Ponta de São Lourenço, Caniçal — GetMap"
description: "The island ends in a dry finger of rock. A narrow volcanic peninsula reaches east into the Atlantic, with bare slopes, dark cliffs and sea on both sides…"
source: https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJBYiJk6J8YAwRFuEWPLkGqKA
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# Ponta de São Lourenço

The island ends in a dry finger of rock

Nature · 🇵🇹 Caniçal · one place, one stop

![Ponta de São Lourenço, Caniçal](https://gpuvmfylzaflwxeawisb.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/assets/Quests/Nature/ChIJBYiJk6J8YAwRFuEWPLkGqKA.png?width=640&quality=70&resize=contain) +35 pts
One place to visit
[Caniçal](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=32.7433696%2C-16.7009394&query_place_id=ChIJBYiJk6J8YAwRFuEWPLkGqKA)
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A narrow volcanic peninsula reaches east into the Atlantic, with bare slopes, dark cliffs and sea on both sides. Its dry, open ground looks sharply different from Madeira’s green hills, and a footpath follows the ridge toward the pointed coast.

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