Regional Natural Monument of Pedreira do Campo, Santa Maria Island
Facts and practical information
The Regional Natural Monument of Pedreira do Campo, which singularly translated means field quarry, is an area located west of Pico do Facho and Ponta do Figueiral, in the civil parish and municipality of Vila do Porto, on the island of Santa Maria in the Eastern Group of the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Along with other sites in Santa Maria, Pedreira do Campo is an area known for the discovery of oceanic fossils, which has allowed a specific assessment of the age of the island. ()
Santa Maria Island
Regional Natural Monument of Pedreira do Campo – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Fort of São Brás, Reserva Florestal de Recreio de Valverde, Convent of São Francisco, Church of Nossa Senhora do Bom Despacho.