Madalena

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Madalena is a municipality along the western coast of the island of Pico, in the Portuguese Azores. It has 6,332 inhabitants as of 2021, in an area of 147.12 km². The municipality is fronted by the stratovolcano Pico in the eastern frontier, and the Faial Channel which divides Pico from the island of Faial seven kilometers away. It is made up of six freguesias and is encircled almost entirely by the Atlantic Ocean except in the east, where it is bordered by the two remaining municipalities on the island: Lajes do Pico to the southeast, and São Roque do Pico to the northeast. ()

Alternative names: Population: 6.1 thous.Area: 56.8 mi²Coordinates: 38°32'4"N, 28°31'42"W

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Madalena – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gruta das Torres, Porto Pim Whale Factory Museum, Praia da Conceição, Palacete of Pilar.

3.1 miSE
Natural attraction, Park, Cave
Gruta das Torres, Pico
79 min walk • Gruta das Torres, is a lava cave, a geological formation of volcanic origin formed from the flow and cooling of subterranean magma rivers.
5.3 miW
Museum
Porto Pim Whale Factory Museum, Horta
136 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.
5 miW
Beach
Praia da Conceição, Faial
127 min walk • Conceição Beach is a beach located within Horta Bay, in the parish of Conceição, municipality of Horta, island of Faial archipelago of the Azores.
5.4 miW
Manor house
Palacete of Pilar, Faial
137 min walk • The Residence of Pilar is a Baroque-era residence, now in complete ruins, on Lomba do Pilar in the civil parish of Conceição, municipality of Horta, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
5.5 miW
Park
Santa Maria Natural Park, Horta
139 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.
5.1 miW
Forts and castles
Fort of Greta, Faial
130 min walk • 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.
4.5 miW
Forts and castles
Military Battery of Espalamaca, Faial
116 min walk • The Military Battery of Espalamaca, also known as the Position of Espalamaca or the Fort of Espalamaca, is located over the promontory of Espalamaca, civil parish of Conceição, municipality of Horta, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
5.5 miW
Park
Nature Park of Flores, Horta
139 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.
5.3 miW
Tower
Torre do Relógio, Horta
135 min walk • The Clock Tower is currently a monument and what remains of a Portuguese Christian religious temple located in the parish of Matriz, municipality of Horta, on the island of Faial, in the Azores archipelago.
1.6 miSW
Historic volcanic vineyard landscape
Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
42 min walk • The Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture is a Unesco World Heritage Site on Pico Island, part of the archipelago of the Azores, Portugal.
5.3 miW
Park
Jardim Florêncio Terra, Horta
136 min walk • The Florêncio Terra Garden is a garden located in the city of Horta, Faial Island, Azores Archipelago.