Lagoa da Fogo, São Miguel Island

Name: Lagoa da Fogo
Address: São Miguel Island, Portugal

#14 among attractions in São Miguel Island

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Lagoa do Fogo is a crater lake within the Água de Pau Massif stratovolcano in the center of the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The highest lake located on the island of São Miguel, the region is protected by governmental regulation that does not permit any constructions around the lake. ()

Local name: Lagoa do Fogo Area: 0.53 mi²Length: 9843 ftCoordinates: 37°45'45"N, 25°28'29"W

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Lagoa da Fogo – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ribeira Grande City Hall, Lagoa do Congro, Church of Santa Cruz, Cha Gorreana.

4.9 miNW
City hall
Ribeira Grande City Hall, Ribeira Grande
125 min walk • The Ribeira Grande City Hall is a medieval structure constructed to house the municipal council/authority, situated in the civil parish of Matriz, municipality of Ribeira Grande, on the Portgueese archipelago of the Azores.
3.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Outdoor activities
Lagoa do Congro, Vila Franca do Campo
94 min walk • The Congro Volcanic Fissural System is a system of scoria cones that build up the central region of the island of São Miguel. This volcano is very young with most of it only 5000 years old.
5.1 miW
Church
Church of Santa Cruz, São Miguel Island
131 min walk • The Church of Santa Cruz is a Catholic church situated in the civil parish of Santa Cruz, in the municipality of Lagoa, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
5.5 miNE
37°49'6"N • 25°24'9"W
Cha Gorreana, São Miguel Island
141 min walk • Tea room, Museum
3.7 miSE
Church
Convent of São Francisco, Vila Franca do Campo
95 min walk • The Convent of São Francisco, also known as the Convent of Saint Francis of Assisi or the Convent of Our Lady of the Rosary, is a convent in the civil parish of São Pedro, in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
~320 ftSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Água de Pau Massif, São Miguel Island
2 min walk • Água de Pau Massif is a stratovolcanic complex, located in central part of the island of São Miguel, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
3.8 miS
Park
Convent of Caloura
98 min walk • The Convent of Caloura is a Portuguese 16th-century convent located in the civil parish of Água de Pau, in the municipality of Lagoa, on the island of São Miguel in the archipelago of the Azores.
6.6 miNE
37°49'48"N • 25°23'25"W
Museu do Tabaco da Maia, São Miguel Island
167 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
3.9 miSE
Memorial
Estátua de Gonçalo Vaz Botelho, Vila Franca do Campo
100 min walk • The Statue of Gonçalo Vaz Botelho is located in largo do Concelho, in the town and county of Vila Franca do Campo, on the island of São Miguel, Autonomous Region of the Azores, in Portugal.