Madalena Islets, Pico

Name: Madalena Islets
Address: Pico, Portugal

#6 among attractions in Pico

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The Madalena Islets are two uninhabited islets located in the Faial-Pico Channel about 0.5 nautical miles away from Madalena harbor, off the coast of the island of Pico in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The islets are also visible from Horta, Faial, and from the ferries which travel regularly between Horta and Madalena. Locally, the shorter of the two islets is known as Ilhéu Deitado, while the taller islet is known as Ilhéu em Pé. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 38°30'60"N, 28°31'60"W

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Madalena Islets – 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.

2.3 miSE
Natural attraction, Park, Cave
Gruta das Torres, Pico
58 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 miW
Museum
Porto Pim Whale Factory Museum, Horta
128 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
128 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.
5.5 miNW
Manor house
Palacete of Pilar, Faial
140 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.
5.4 miW
Forts and castles
Porto Pim bartizan, Faial
137 min walk • The Bartizan of Porto Pim is a medieval watchtower located in the civil parish of Angústias, in the municipality of Horta.
5.3 miW
Park
Santa Maria Natural Park, Horta
136 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.
4.7 miW
Forts and castles
Fort of Greta, Faial
120 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.
4.7 miNW
Forts and castles
Military Battery of Espalamaca, Faial
121 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.
5.3 miW
Park
Nature Park of Flores, Horta
136 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.
1.3 miN
Locality
Madalena
33 min walk • 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.
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.