Criação Velha
Criação Velha is a locality in Madalena Municipality, Azores. Criação Velha is situated nearby to the hamlet Monte, as well as near the village Candelária.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gruta das Torres and Chapel of Santo António (Madalena do Pico).
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.
Chapel of Santo António (Madalena do Pico)
Church
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Chapel of Santo António (Madalena do Pico) is a church.
Church of Nossa Senhora das Dores
Church
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Church of Nossa Senhora das Dores is situated 4 km northwest of Criação Velha.
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 5 km northwest of Criação Velha.
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 6 km northeast of Criação Velha.
Criação Velha
- Type: Locality with 768 residents
- Also known as: “Criacao Velha”
- Location: Madalena Municipality, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude
38.4945° or 38° 29′ 40″ northLongitude
-28.4913° or 28° 29′ 29″ westPopulation
768Elevation
352 metres (1,155 feet)Open location code
89CHFGV5+RFGeoNames ID
8013510
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