Altares
Altares is a freguesia in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the Portuguese island of Terceira in the archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 901, in an area of 28.22 km2.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pico Matias Simão and Church of São Roque.
Pico Matias Simão
Volcano
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Fort of São Pedro
Castle
The Fort of São Pedro, also known as the Fort of the Port of Biscoitos, is located in the parish of Biscoitos, in the municipality of Praia da Vitória, on the north coast of Terceira Island in the Azores. Fort of São Pedro is situated 4 km east of Altares.
Altares
- Type: Hamlet with 901 residents
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude
38.7885° or 38° 47′ 18″ north
Longitude
-27.304° or 27° 18′ 15″ west
Population
901
Elevation
392 metres (1,286 feet)
Open location code
89CJQMQW+99
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
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