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Capelas, Azores
Relax in the marine village of Capelas, in the São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal
Capelas, Azores
© Francis Larrede
Capelas is an unfocused village, with a marine character, which recalls its past whaling tradition from a flashy monument, and it is located in the Western side of the São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal.
This village is ideal to wander by its picturesque places, and admire calmly the pier with the beating of the waves in the cliffs.
Capelas, São Miguel Island
© Francis Larrede
From this city it is worth to visit its marine neighbourhood, the Miradouro de Pedras Negras Overlook located above the pier, the eighteenth century solar of Nossa Senhora do Rosário and Santa Rita, the old vigilance whalers stands and the beautiful gardened square, with the bandstand, a 1895 fountain, a whalers monument, which is made of two men with a cetacean at their feet; and the Mother Church.
Entre Capelas y Ribeira Grande se encuentra la única zona llana de la isla, formada por las grandes coladas de lava que descendieron desde los volcanes de Sete Cidades y Lagoa do Fogo, Povoação y Nordeste, que habrían generado dos islas unidas hace unas de 50.000 años.
Between Capelas and Ribeira Grande is located the only plain area of the island, made of big lava straining which descent from the Sete Cidades, Lagoa do Fogo, Provoação and Nordeste volcanoes, which had generated two united islands around 50,000 years ago.
A few kilometres eastern, the city of Fenais da Luz counts with the Ponta das Calhetas Pike, where little boats are sheltered. From this tiny village is worthy visiting a stone mansion with traditional furniture which hosts a Museological Centre, available for visiting from Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 16:00; and the Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Luz Church.
Mapa Interactivo:
São Miguel Island
What to see:
- Ponta Delgada
- Jardim José do Canto Garden
- Igreja de São Roque (Mother Church)
- Sete Cidades
- Miradouro do Vista do Rei Overlook
- Miradouro da Ponta do Sossego Lookout
- Miradouro Pico do Ferro Lookout
- Ribeira Grande
- Miradouro de Santa Iria Lookout
- Lagoa do Fogo
- Caldeira Velha
- Paços do Concelho (Ribeira Grande)
- Nordeste
- Mosteiros
- Vila Franca do Campo
- Ilhéu da Vila Franca do Campo
- Praia Agua d’Alto Beach
- Furnas
- Lagoa das Furnas
- Capelas
- Terra Nostra Botanical Garden
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