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Caldeirão in Corvo Island

tourist — Sun, 24 May 2015 13:06:52 +0000

Caldeirão de Monte Gordo – cauldron the volcano crater that gave rise to the island with 300 meters deep, deep with several ponds and mounds that “older people” associate with the representation of the islands of the archipelago.

Windmills in Corvo Island

tourist — Sun, 24 May 2015 13:00:45 +0000

The Corvo island mills are different from the other islands, are built in black stone and have triangular sails of cloth and have an internal mechanism that rotates the dome to accompany the winds.

Legend of Knight in Corvo Island

tourist — Sun, 24 May 2015 12:57:11 +0000

Legend has it that the first navigators who headed the West, from continental Portugal, saw in Corvo highlands an equestrian statue with a rider wielding a sword with the raised arm forward to point the way to the New World. Carved in volcanic black basalt, this statue sparked interest in Manuel I of Portugal who ordered it delivered in his court. During the trip, the vessel and statue wrecked as if it were his destiny to stay on Corvo.

Corvo Island, Nature and Culture

tourist — Sun, 24 May 2015 12:48:04 +0000

A small boat that connects Santa Cruz das Flores, in Flores Island and Vila Nova do Corvo twice a day, taking about 75 minutos. It is one of the less visited islands of the archipelago, not so this picturesque island, which far seems to have stopped in time, well worth a visit. Don`t miss the opportunity to get to this last stronghold of the Azores and Portugal.

Towns and Culture

- Vila Nova do Corvo – Church of Nossa Senhora dos Milagres;
- Three small windmills Ponta Negra;
- The island’s craft, in particular hats and wool caps

Nature

- Caldeirão - this great volcanic crater is perhaps the biggest attraction of the island;
- Basaltic rock formations Knight and Marco, on the southwest part of the island …
- Sítio do Portão viewpoint