Baía do Madressilva
Baía do Madressilva is a bay in Azores. Baía do Madressilva is situated nearby to the hamlet Calhau, as well as near the locality Calhetas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chapel of Santo António (Madalena do Pico) and Gruta das Torres.
Chapel of Santo António (Madalena do Pico)
Church
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Chapel of Santo António (Madalena do Pico) is a church.
Gruta das Torres
Cave
Photo: Ulrich Thumult, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gruta das Torres, is a lava cave, a geological formation of volcanic origin formed from the flow and cooling of subterranean magma rivers. This formation is located outside the parish of Criação Velha, in the municipality of Madalena, on the western flanks of the island of Pico. Gruta das Torres is situated 3½ km east of Baía do Madressilva.
Church of Nossa Senhora das Dores
Church
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Church of Nossa Senhora das Dores is situated 3 km north of Baía do Madressilva.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madalena and Bandeiras.
Madalena
Town
Photo: Guillaume Baviere, CC BY 2.0.
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. Madalena is situated 6 km north of Baía do Madressilva.
Bandeiras
Village
Photo: Zeorymer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bandeiras is a civil parish in the municipality of Madalena on the island of Pico in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 626, in an area of 22.21 km². Bandeiras is situated 10 km northeast of Baía do Madressilva.
Baía do Madressilva
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Baia do Madressilva”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Azores, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.48714° or 38° 29′ 14″ northLongitude
-28.53976° or 28° 32′ 23″ westElevation
53 metres (174 feet)Open location code
89CHFFP6+V3GeoNames ID
3411285
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Satellite Map
Discover Baía do Madressilva from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Calhau and Calhetas.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ponta do Calhau and Baía das Calhetas.
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