Botanical Garden of Faial

The Botanical Garden of Faial is an ecological garden, component of the Faial Nature Park, established in 1986 to educate and protect the biodiversity common on , an island of the archipelago.
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Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
  • Email: pnfaial.jardimbotanico@azores.gov.pt
  • Type: Garden
  • Description: Garden
  • Also known as: Faial Botanical Garden” and “Jardim Botanico do Faial
  • Address: Rua de São Lourenço 23, Flamengos, 9900-401
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chapel of Santo Amaro and Palacete do Pilar.

Church
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
is a church.

Ruins
The Residence of Pilar is a Baroque-era residence, now in complete ruins, on Lomba do Pilar in the civil parish of , municipality of Horta, in the archipelago of the .

University
The Department of Oceanography and Fisheries, normally shortened to DOP/UAç, is an oceanographic institute and research arm of the University of the Azores, with its seat in the city of Horta, on the island of .

Botanical Garden of Faial

Latitude
38.55024° or 38° 33′ 1″ north
Longitude
-28.63848° or 28° 38′ 19″ west
Elevation
113 metres (371 feet)
Inception
1986
Open location code
89CHH926+3J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1083607389
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­garden
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
11821753
Wiki­data ID
Q4948437
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In Other Languages

From Portuguese to Spanish—“Botanical Garden of Faial” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

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