Cabeço Gordo, Faial

Name: Cabeço Gordo
Address: Faial, Portugal

#6 among attractions in Faial

Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano

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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. ()

Alternative names: Last eruption: 1958Elevation: 3422 ftProminence: 3422 ftCoordinates: 38°35'8"N, 28°42'52"W

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Cabeço Gordo – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Church of Santa Bárbara, Botanical Garden of Faial, Capelo, Nature Park of Faial.

3.6 miN
Church
Church of Santa Bárbara, Faial
93 min walk • The Church of Santa Bárbara is a church in the civil parish of Cedros, municipality of Horta, on the Portuguese island of Faial in the archipelago of the Azores. Its parish falls within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Angra, and serves the parishioners of the northern coast from the border with Salão to Ribeira Funda.
4.7 miSE
Botanical garden, Garden, Park
Botanical Garden of Faial, Horta
121 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.
3.3 miW
Park, Hotel
Capelo, Faial
85 min walk • Capelo is a freguesia in the municipality of Horta on the island of Faial in the Azorean archipelago. The population in 2011 was 486, in an area of 26.64 km².Capelo may be considered the westernmost settlement of Eurasia, if Fajã Grande, on Flores Island, is considered part of North America, for it sits on the North American Plate.
0.4 miS
Park
Nature Park of Faial, Faial
12 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.
5.2 miW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Lighthouse of Vale Formoso, Faial
134 min walk • The Lighthouse of Vale Formoso is a beacon/lighthouse located along the southwestern cliffs of the civil parish of Capelo, in the municipality of Horta, on the Portuguese island of Faial, in the archipelago of the Azores.
5.4 miSE
Manor house
Palacete of Pilar, Faial
138 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.
5.8 miSE
Park
Santa Maria Natural Park, Horta
149 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.
5.8 miSE
Park
Nature Park of Flores, Horta
149 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.
3.6 miE
Mountain
Tambroso, Faial
92 min walk • Tambroso is a mountain peak on the Azorian island of Faial. It is located in the civil parish of Ribeirinha, in the municipality of Horta.
3.9 miE
Park
Parque de merendas do Poço das Asas, Faial
100 min walk • 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.
5.7 miSE
Tower
Torre do Relógio, Horta
145 min walk • The Clock Tower is currently a monument and what remains of a Portuguese Christian religious temple located in the parish of Matriz, municipality of Horta, on the island of Faial, in the Azores archipelago.