Fort of Greta, Faial

Name: Fort of Greta
Address: Faial, Portugal

#11 among attractions in Faial

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The Fort of Greta is a medieval fortification, whose remnants are located on the cinder cone of Monte da Guia, along the southern coast of the civil parish of Angústias, in Horta, island of Faial, in the Portuguese Azores. ()

Built: XVI centuryCoordinates: 38°31'11"N, 28°37'12"W

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Faial Portugal

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Fort of Greta – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Porto Pim Whale Factory Museum, Porto Pim bartizan, Santa Maria Natural Park, Nature Park of Flores.

~1960 ftNW
Museum
Porto Pim Whale Factory Museum, Horta
10 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.
0.7 miNW
Forts and castles
Porto Pim bartizan, Faial
19 min walk • The Bartizan of Porto Pim is a medieval watchtower located in the civil parish of Angústias, in the municipality of Horta.
1.1 miNW
Park
Santa Maria Natural Park, Horta
28 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.
1.1 miNW
Park
Nature Park of Flores, Horta
28 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.