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Showing posts with label Flores Island. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Flores Island. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Visit the Church of the Monastery

Visit the Porto da Lomba (Lajes das Flores)

Visit the Lagoa da Lomba (Lajes das Flores)

Lagoa da Lomba, located in the Town with the same name, is located in the central mountains of the island of Flores, a mean elevation of 550 meters.

Visit the Grotto of the Lomba (Lajes das Flores)

Monday, November 14, 2011

Visit Calheta Beach - Lajes das Flores

The Calheta Beach, located in the Town of Lajes das Flores is a small sandy beach of black sand and gravel in dark, quiet corner of a beach to do away from the masses.

Visit the Port of Lajes das Flores

Visit Lagoa Rasa - Lajes das Flores

The shallow pond, located in the Town of Lajes das Flores, has a depth of 16 meters and is surrounded by low margins and smooth which is great stands of endemic flora of the Azores typical forests of Macaronesia.

Visit the lighthouse of Ponta das Lajes - Lajes das Flores

The lighthouse of Ponta das Lajes, located in the Town of Lajes das Flores, is a white rectangular prismatic tower with sixteen feet high and an annexe building.

Visit the Boiler Blow - Lajes das Flores

Visit the Rock Fillers - Pavement

Catchphrases The Rock is a geological formation characterized by huge columns of basalt, located in the parish of Lajedo. It is an impressive geological accident only of its kind in the Azores, which is characterized by the solidification of basaltic rock at high vertical prismatic columns with elongated shape.
This training will have been formed within a volcanic cone that over thousands of years has been subject to erosion by the elements exposing the inside.

Visit the Lagoa da Faja da Rocha High - Pavement

Visit the Parish Church of Lajedo

The Parish Church of Lajedo, was built in 1771 and completely restored in 1868.

Visit the Ribeira Grande - Fajãzinha

The Ribeira Grande, which runs through the Town of Fajãzinha is the largest stream on the island of Flores, who, though beautiful and majestic with its gigantic waterfalls, of which the largest is about 300 m high.

Visit the Lagoa das Patas - Fajãzinha

Visit the Church of Fajãzinha


Visit the Cascades of Fajãzinha

Visit the Waterfall of Ribeira Grande - Fajãzinha

The Waterfall of Ribeira Grande is located in the Town of Fajãzinha. It is endowed with a strong cascading waterfall that rushes through several tens of meters high.

Visit the Black Lagoon - Faja Grande

The Black Lagoon, located in the Town of Faja Grande, whose name comes from the color of its waters, which are black due to the depth that the pond has reached about 100 meters deep. It is surrounded by sandy beaches and is nestled between high mountains. Around the shores of the lake there are large clumps of hydrangeas in various colors.

Visit the Long Pond - Faja Grande

The Long Lake, located in the Town of Faja Grande, in the central mountains of the island of Flores, is a mean elevation of 600 meters.

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Visit the Cascade Well Cod - Faja Grande

The Cascade Pond Cod, located in the Town of Faja Grande, has a waterfall that plunges about 90 feet high. This cascade is very abundant in the rainy periods during the summer period sees the level of water becomes more diminished to the point of this is dissipated in the form of a thick fog and abundant rainfall on your way to the ground.