Horta

Horta

The Capelinhos Vulcano, The Interpretation Centre of the Volcano in Faial Island

The Capelinhos Vulcano, The Interpretation Centre of the Volcano in Faial Island

The Capelinhos, also referred to in literature as volcanological Mystery Capelinhos, located in Ponta dos Capelinhos, village of Capelo, Faial Island in the Azores. It constitutes one of the biggest attractions of the Atlantic, including the Azores, the uniqueness of its landscape beauty, very recent and almost virgin genesis. Geologically is part of the volcanic […]

Peter’s Museu Scrimshaw, in Horta, Faial Island

Peter’s Museu Scrimshaw, in Horta, Faial Island

Museu Scrimshaw Peter’s Scrimshaw Museum started in 1986 and is now a place that those who travel to Faial must visit. In the Azores, scrimshaw was not born on board, but on land through the hands of regional craftsmen. The best scrimshaw artists who worked on the islands are represented in the collections of the […]

Faial Island

Faial Island

Faial is located in the extreme west of the Azores Central Group, separated from Pico Island by a narrow arm of the sea with 8.3 km (4.5 nautical miles) wide, known for channel Faial. The island has the approximate shape of an irregular pentagon, with 21 km long east-west direction and a maximum width of […]

Fort of Nossa Senhora da Guia, in Horta, Faial Island

Fort of Nossa Senhora da Guia, in Horta, Faial Island

The Fort of Nossa Senhora da Guia, also referred to as Forte da Guia Fortress of Greta or Castle Greta, is located on the tip of Greta, parish of Angústias in the city and county of Horta on Faial in the Azores. Erected on the escarpment of Monte da Guia, in a dominant position over […]

The Horta Museum, in Faial

The Horta Museum, in Faial

The Horta Museum is located in the city and county of Horta on Faial in the Azores. The collection of the institution has several collections on the history of Faial. Among them are works from fig tree pith, artist Faial Euclides Silveira da Rosa, born on the island of Faial in 1907 and died in […]

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