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Azeitão (Azeitão (Azeitão (São Lourenço e São Simão) e São Simão) e São Simão)

Lapa de Santa Margarida Cave and Chapel

Azeitão (Azeitão (Azeitão (São Lourenço e São Simão) e São Simão) e São Simão)

Lapa de Santa Margarida Cave and Chapel

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Lapa de Santa Margarida Cave and Chapel

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Parque Natural da Arrábida

Location: Azeitão (Azeitão (Azeitão (São Lourenço e São Simão) e São Simão) e São Simão), Setúbal, Portugal

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Tips

August 26, 2016

Hiking

A Tour for Insiders, the entrance of the tour is difficult to find, not any sign

Pacmen64 🇵🇹

April 11, 2025

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Lapa de Santa Margarida is a natural grout at the base of Arrábida Mountain, where a small altar was erected. The access is done by a narrow path, with over 200 steps, until the sea level. Inside there is a Christian altar with some images and candles. The image of Saint Margaret was initially in this chapel, thus having given her name to this place.

Pacmen64 🇵🇹

April 11, 2025

Hiking

The chapel was probably built in the 17th or perhaps 18th century, as a place of Christian worship that, most likely, succeeded other previous cults, namely those related to water or even initiation rites linked to the idea of the rebirth of the soul.

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Lapa de Santa Margarida Cave and Chapel – Formosinho Peak loop from Nature Park of Arrábida

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Location: Azeitão (Azeitão (Azeitão (São Lourenço e São Simão) e São Simão) e São Simão), Setúbal, Portugal

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