Parque de merendas do Poço das Asas, Faial

Name: Parque de merendas do Poço das Asas
Address: Faial, Portugal

#14 among attractions in Faial

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Parque de merendas do Poço das Asas, Faial

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Poço das Asas or also Poça das Asas is an interesting forest park, still in formation that is located in the place of Chão Frio, parish of Praia do Almoxarife, municipality of Horta, Azores archipelago.

Elevation: 902 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 38°33'56"N, 28°38'47"W

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Parque de merendas do Poço das Asas – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Porto Pim Whale Factory Museum, Botanical Garden of Faial, Praia da Conceição, Cabeço Gordo.

3.1 miS
Museum
Porto Pim Whale Factory Museum, Horta
81 min walk • The Porto Pim Whale Factory Museum is a whaling museum in the civil parish of Angústias, in the municipality of Horta, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
1.1 miS
Botanical garden, Garden, Park
Botanical Garden of Faial, Horta
29 min walk • The Botanical Garden of Faial is an ecological garden, component of the Faial Nature Park, established in 1986 to educate and protect the biodiversity common on Faial, an island of the Azores archipelago.
2.1 miSE
Beach
Praia da Conceição, Faial
55 min walk • Conceição Beach is a beach located within Horta Bay, in the parish of Conceição, municipality of Horta, island of Faial archipelago of the Azores.
3.9 miW
Volcanic peak with a caldera trail
Cabeço Gordo, Faial
100 min walk • Cabeço Gordo is the highest point in the island of Faial, measuring 1,043 metres above sea level. Located on the southern rim of the Caldeira Volcano, on a clear day, most of the islands of the central group of the Azores are visible: Pico, São Jorge, and Graciosa, although normally the caldera may be covered in clouds and fog.
3.9 miW
Park
Nature Park of Faial, Faial
100 min walk • The Nature Park of Faial, or simply Faial Nature Park, developed from the intention of better managing the protected areas of the island of Faial, and was instituted by the Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e do Mar of the Autonomous Regional Government of the Azores.
1.6 miSE
Manor house
Palacete of Pilar, Faial
41 min walk • The Residence of Pilar is a Baroque-era residence, now in complete ruins, on Lomba do Pilar in the civil parish of Conceição, municipality of Horta, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
3 miS
Forts and castles
Porto Pim bartizan, Faial
76 min walk • The Bartizan of Porto Pim is a medieval watchtower located in the civil parish of Angústias, in the municipality of Horta.
2.4 miSE
Park
Santa Maria Natural Park, Horta
61 min walk • Santa Maria Natural Park is a protected area on Santa Maria Island in the Azores. The park was created by the Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e do Mar, of the Autonomous Regional Government of the Azores to better manage the protected areas of Santa Maria Island.
3.5 miSE
Forts and castles
Fort of Greta, Faial
89 min walk • The Fort of Greta is a medieval fortification, whose remnants are located on the cinder cone of Monte da Guia, along the southern coast of the civil parish of Angústias, in Horta, island of Faial, in the Portuguese Azores.
2.2 miSE
Forts and castles
Military Battery of Espalamaca, Faial
58 min walk • The Military Battery of Espalamaca, also known as the Position of Espalamaca or the Fort of Espalamaca, is located over the promontory of Espalamaca, civil parish of Conceição, municipality of Horta, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
2.4 miSE
Park
Nature Park of Flores, Horta
61 min walk • The Nature Park of Flores, or simply Flores Nature Park, developed from the intention of better managing the protected areas of the island of Flores, and was instituted by the Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e do Mar, of the Autonomous Regional Government of the Azores.