Gruta das Torres
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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapel of Santo António and Church of Nossa Senhora das Dores.
Chapel of Santo António
Church
Church of Nossa Senhora das Dores
Church
Church of Nossa Senhora das Candeias
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madalena and Bandeiras.
Madalena
Town
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 5 km north of Gruta das Torres.
Bandeiras
Village
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 7 km northeast of Gruta das Torres.
Gruta das Torres
- Type: Cave
- Description: protected area in Portugal
- Categories: natural monument, tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Criação Velha, Madalena Municipality, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.49437° or 38° 29′ 40″ north
Longitude
-28.50235° or 28° 30′ 9″ west
Elevation
280 metres (919 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
89CHFFVX+P3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Gruta das Torres” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غروتا داس توريس”
- Cebuano: “Gruta das Torres”
- Dutch: “Gruta das Torres”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gruta das Torres”
- Persian: “گروتا داس تورس”
- Portuguese: “Gruta das Torres”
- Russian: “Грута-даш-Торреш”
- Spanish: “Gruta das Torres”
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Nearby Places
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