Forte de São Francisco, Angra do Heroísmo
#32 among attractions in Angra do Heroísmo
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Forte de São Francisco is a fort in the Azores. It is located in Angra do Heroísmo, on the island of Terceira. ()
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Forte de São Francisco – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Praia dos Oficiais, Clube de Golfe da Ilha Terceira, Gruta das Agulhas, Cabras Islets.
- 4.2 miNBeach
Praia dos Oficiais, Praia da Vitória
108 min walk • Praia dos Oficiais is a Portuguese beach located in the parish of Santa Cruz, municipality of Praia da Vitória, Terceira Island, Azores.
- 6.4 miNW
- 2.7 miSWNature, Natural attraction, Cave
Gruta das Agulhas, Terceira Island
68 min walk • Gruta das Agulhas is a cave located along the promontory of Ponta dos Coelhos, in the Bay of Refugo, in the civil parish of Porto Judeu, in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
- 4.8 miSWIsland
Cabras Islets
123 min walk • The Cabras Islets or Cabras Islet is an uninhabited dual islet located along the southern coast of the island of Terceira in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
- 1.7 miSVernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Lighthouse of Ponta das Contendas, Angra do Heroísmo
44 min walk • The Ponta das Contendas Lighthouse is lighthouse located along the promontory of Contendas, in the civil parish of São Sebastião, municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
- 3 miNBeach
Praia da Riviera
78 min walk • Praia da Riviera is located in the parish of Cabo da Praia, municipality of Praia da Vitória, on the island of Terceira, in the Azores.
- 3.1 miSWForts and castles
Forte de Santo António, Angra do Heroísmo
80 min walk • Forte de Santo António is a fort in the Azores. It is located in Angra do Heroísmo, on the island of Terceira.
- 5 miSWNature, Natural attraction, Cave
Gruta Brisa Azul
127 min walk • The Gruta Brisa Azul, sometimes Gruta Bela Azul, is a geological feature situated in the civil parish of Feteira, in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
- 4.3 miNForts and castles
Fort of the Espírito Santo, Praia da Vitória
110 min walk • The Fort of the Espírito Santo is the remains of a 16th-century fortification located on the extreme northern edge of the Bay of Praia da Vitória, in the Portuguese civil parish of Santa Cruz, municipality of Praia da Vitória, on the island of Terceira, in the Azores.
- 2 miSForts and castles
Fort of Greta, Angra do Heroísmo
50 min walk • The Fort of Greta is a fort along the promontory of Santa Catarina, on the western edge of the Bay of Mós, in the civil parish of Vila de São Sebastião, in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, on the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
- 6 miNWCave
Furna de Água, Terceira Island
153 min walk • Furna de Água is a cave system located in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The 560 metres long volcanic lava tube, is one of the main sources of fresh water on the island, due to the presence of several springs within the cave.