Convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Horta

Name: Convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo
Address: Horta, Portugal

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Convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Horta

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The Convent of Carmo is a former-convent situated in the civil parish of Matriz, municipality of Horta in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. For several centuries it was one of the several convents that dotted the urban area of the island of Faial, but was damaged during several earthquakes. After the expulsion of the religious orders the convent began a slow decline, and was eventually expropriated by the Portuguese Armed Forces as an administrative post and garrison. ()

Local name: Convento do Carmo Opened: XVII centuryCoordinates: 38°32'20"N, 28°37'44"W

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Convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

1.1 miS
Museum
Porto Pim Whale Factory Museum, Horta
29 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 miNW
Botanical garden, Garden, Park
Botanical Garden of Faial, Horta
25 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.
0.6 miNE
Beach
Praia da Conceição, Faial
15 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.
0.7 miN
Manor house
Palacete of Pilar, Faial
19 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.
1 miS
Forts and castles
Porto Pim bartizan, Faial
26 min walk • The Bartizan of Porto Pim is a medieval watchtower located in the civil parish of Angústias, in the municipality of Horta.
~1820 ftS
Park
Santa Maria Natural Park, Horta
9 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.
1.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Military Battery of Espalamaca, Faial
33 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.
~1820 ftS
Park
Nature Park of Flores, Horta
9 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.
~1320 ftNE
Tower
Torre do Relógio, Horta
7 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.
~1250 ftNE
Park
Jardim Florêncio Terra, Horta
7 min walk • The Florêncio Terra Garden is a garden located in the city of Horta, Faial Island, Azores Archipelago.

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Which popular attractions are close to Convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo?

Nearby attractions include Jardim Florêncio Terra, Horta (7 min walk), Torre do Relógio, Horta (7 min walk), Santa Maria Natural Park, Horta (9 min walk), Nature Park of Flores, Horta (9 min walk).

How to get to Convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo by public transport?

The nearest stations to Convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo:

Bus

Rua de São João • Lines: Linha Azul, Linha Verde (4 min walk)
Cemitério do Carmo • Lines: Linha Verde (4 min walk)