Lagoa do Negro, Terceira Island
#7 among attractions in Terceira Island
Facts and practical information
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. ()
Terceira Island Portugal
Lagoa do Negro – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Madre de Deus Manor, Serra de Santa Bárbara, Castle of Moinhos, Gruta do Natal.
- 6.1 miSEMuseum, Manor house, Vernacular architecture
Madre de Deus Manor, Angra do Heroísmo
156 min walk • Manor of Madre de Deus is a historic former residence of the Bettencourt family in the civil parish of Sé, in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
- 2.1 miWNature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Serra de Santa Bárbara, Terceira Island
55 min walk • 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.
- 6.1 miSEForts and castles
Castle of Moinhos, Angra do Heroísmo
155 min walk • The Castle of Moinhos, officially known as the Castle of São Cristóvão, or Castle/Fort of São Luís is the name of the ruins of 16th-century fortification in city of Angra, on the Portuguese island of Terceira in the archipelago of the Azores.
- 4 miNWNature, Natural attraction, Cave
Gruta do Natal, Terceira Island
102 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.
- 5.4 miSWForts and castles
Fort of Cinco Ribeiras, Angra do Heroísmo
138 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.
- 4.5 miENature, Natural attraction, Cave
Algar do Carvão, Terceira Island
116 min walk • The Algar do Carvão is an ancient lava tube or volcanic vent located in the central part of the island of Terceira in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. It lies within the civil parish of Porto Judeu in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo.
- 5.7 miSManor house
Santa Catarina Palace, Angra do Heroísmo
146 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.
- 4.1 miSEPark
Nature Park of Terceira, Terceira Island
106 min walk • The Nature Park of Terceira, or simply the Terceira Nature Park developed from the intention of better managing the protected areas of the island of Terceira, and was instituted by the "Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e do Mar", of the Autonomous Regional Government of the Azores.
- 5.6 miECave
Furna de Água, Terceira Island
143 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.
- 5.5 miSWNature, Natural attraction, Cave
Gruta das Cinco Ribeiras
140 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.
- 4.5 miSWChurch
Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Pilar, Terceira Island
116 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.