By tourist on May 24, 2015
Faial Island, Horta, Museums, Vulcanos
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 […]
By tourist on May 24, 2015
Faial Island, Horta, Museums
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 […]
By tourist on May 24, 2015
About Azores, Faial Island, Horta
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 […]
By tourist on May 24, 2015
Faial Island, Horta
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 […]
By tourist on May 24, 2015
Faial Island, Horta, Museums
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 […]
By tourist on May 24, 2015
About Azores, Faial Island, Horta, Slider
The photo is from 1900, but the American whaling ships already ran the seas since at least the XVIII sec. By passing the islands of the Azores and Cape Verde, often recruited men who were enjoying the adventure of opportunity, another life, to get to America. Some died at sea, a deserted before reaching the […]