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Showing posts with label St. George Island. Show all posts
Showing posts with label St. George Island. Show all posts

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Visit the lighthouse of Ponta Rosales

The Lighthouse of Rosales is located on spectacular cliffs, in the Parish of Rosales, more than 200 meters above sea level. It was opened on May 1, 1958, then being the best and most technologically advanced lighthouse of the Portuguese chain.

Visit the Fountain of Rosales

Visit the Fountain Way Up - Rosales

Visit the Fountain of the Seven Fountains - Rosales

Visit the Days of Simon Pool - Great Northern

Visit the Pine Peak - Great Northern

The Pine Peak is located in an elevated village of Norte Grande.
This geological formation is 895 meters above sea level. Since it is a volcanic structure in geological terms can be considered geologically recent natural not yet suffered the effects of erosion on its crater is occupied by a small pond.

Visit the Church of Our Lady of the Snows - Great Northern

The Church of Our Lady of the Snows parish located in the Norte Grande was built in 1762 on the ruins of a church before.
This church presents itself endowed with a single body, also with only a chancel tiled. The carving of the chancel is painted blue and gold. In the side chapels are images of Our Lord and Our Lady of Fatima.

Visit the Ribeira Faja da Areia - Great Northern

The Ribeira Faja da Areia located in the parish of Great Northern, on the north coast of the island of São Jorge.
Faja is a large and a very long time inhabited. In the year 1891 had 451 inhabitants. This as well as some other coves on the island of St. George was practically abandoned, not only due to the earthquake of 1980, but also as a result of an aging population and the disaffection of young people.
Yet many families still live in fajã.
The cultures that make this fajã are sweet potatoes, and potato land, the vineyard and the yam.

Visit the Fountain of Saint Anthony - Great Northern