Serra de Santa Bárbara, Terceira Island

Name: Serra de Santa Bárbara
Address: Terceira Island, Portugal

#2 among attractions in Terceira Island

Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano

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Serra de Santa Bárbara is the peak of an inactive volcano in the western part of the island of Terceira, Azores, Portugal. At 1,021 m elevation, it is the highest point of the island. It is named after the village located on the coast to the south, Santa Bárbara in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 3350 ftProminence: 3281 ftCoordinates: 38°44'27"N, 27°18'31"W

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Serra de Santa Bárbara – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gruta do Natal, Fort of Cinco Ribeiras, Santa Catarina Palace, Lagoa do Negro.

3.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Gruta do Natal, Terceira Island
90 min walk • Gruta do Natal, also known as Galeria Negra or Gruta do Cavalo, is a cave system in municipality of Praia da Vitória, on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
4.6 miS
Forts and castles
Fort of Cinco Ribeiras, Angra do Heroísmo
119 min walk • The Fort of Cinco Ribeiras, also known as the Fort of Nossa Senhora do Pilar or Fort of São Bartolomeu, ruins of a 16th-century fortification located in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, along the southeast coast of Terceira, Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
6.9 miSE
Manor house
Santa Catarina Palace, Angra do Heroísmo
177 min walk • Manor of Santa Catarina is a former-manorhouse in the civil parish of São Pedro, in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, on the Portuguese island of Terceira, in the Azores. For many years it served as the family seat of the descendants of the Corte-Real, before becoming the official residence of the Bishop of Angra do Heroísmo.
2.1 miE
Lake
Lagoa do Negro, Terceira Island
55 min walk • The Lagoa do Negro is an ephemeral lake and humid zone located in the civil parish of Biscoitos, municipality of Praia da Vitória, on the island of Terceira, Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
4.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Gruta das Cinco Ribeiras
120 min walk • The Gruta das Cinco Ribeiras is a cave situated in the southwest coast of Terceira, located in the civil parish of Cinco Ribeiras, municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
3.9 miS
Church
Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Pilar, Terceira Island
101 min walk • The Church of Nossa Senhora do Pilar is located in the parish of Cinco Ribeiras, municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, on Terceira Island in the Azores.
4.5 miNE
38°47'38"N • 27°15'35"W
Igreja do Imaculado Coração de Maria, Terceira Island
116 min walk • Church
3.5 miN
Church
Igreja de São Roque, Terceira Island
90 min walk • The São Roque dos Altares Church is located in the parish of Altares, municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, on the island of Terceira. The temple has as orago São Roque and belongs to the bishopric of Angra do Heroísmo.

Serra de Santa Bárbara, Terceira Island

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Serra de Santa Bárbara – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)