Ponta Lajens

Ponta Lajens is a point in Lajes das Flores, Azores. Ponta Lajens is situated nearby to the village Fazenda das Lajes, as well as near the hamlet Fajã de Lopo Vaz.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ponta das Lajes Lighthouse and Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário.

Ponta das Lajes Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Dreizung, Public domain.

Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário

Church

The Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário is an 18th-century church located in the civil parish of Lajes in the municipality of Lajes das Flores, in the Portuguese island of Flores, in the archipelago of the Azores.

Church of Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres

Church

The Church of Santíssima Trindade is an 18th-century church located in the civil parish of Fazenda in the municipality of Lajes das Flores, in the Portuguese island of Flores, in the archipelago of the Azores.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fajã de Lopo Vaz and Santa Cruz das Flores Municipality.

Fajã de Lopo Vaz

Hamlet

Photo: Dreizung, Public domain.

The Fajã de Lopo Vaz is a permanent debris field, built from the collapsing cliffs on the southern coast of the civil parish of Lajes, municipality of the same name, island of Flores, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Fajã de Lopo Vaz is situated 2½ km west of Ponta Lajens.

Santa Cruz das Flores Municipality

Town

Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.

Santa Cruz das Flores is a municipality situated in the north half of the island of Flores, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Situated in the sparsely populated Western Group, the population in 2021 was 2,020 inhabitants in an area that covers approximately 70.91 square kilometres, bordering the southern municipality of Lajes das Flores. Santa Cruz das Flores Municipality is situated 10 km northeast of Ponta Lajens.

Ponta Lajens

Type: Point
Also known as: “Ponta das Lajes” and “Ponta Lagens”
Category: landform
Location: Lajes das Flores, Lajes das Flores Municipality, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude

39.37497° or 39° 22′ 30″ north

Longitude

-31.17628° or 31° 10′ 35″ west

Open location code

89FC9RFF+XF

GeoNames ID

3372955

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Satellite Map

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