Whale Museum
Whale Museum is a museum in Santa Cruz das Flores, Azores.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours:
June—September: Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—5:30 PM
Saturday—Sunday: 2:00 PM—5:30 PM
October—May: Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—12:30 PM and 2:00 PM—5:30 PM
Sunday: 2:00 PM—5:30 PM - Email: museu.flores.info@azores.gov.pt
- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Museu da Fabrica da Baleia do Boqueirao” and “Museu da Fábrica da Baleia do Boqueirão”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Convent of São Boaventura and Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição.
Convent of São Boaventura
Museum
Photo: Angrense, Public domain.
The Convent of São Boaventura, Convent of Saint Bonaventure, popularly referred to it as the Church of São Francisco, is located in the civil parish of Santa Cruz, in the municipality of the same name in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Convent of São Boaventura is situated 1¼ km south of Whale Museum.
Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Church
Photo: Angrense, Public domain.
The Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição is an 18th-century church located in the civil parish of Santa Cruz in the municipality of Santa Cruz das Flores, in the Portuguese island of Flores, in the archipelago of the Azores. Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição is situated 1¼ km south of Whale Museum.
Whale Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Santa Cruz das Flores, Santa Cruz das Flores Municipality, Azores, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
39.4629° or 39° 27′ 46″ northLongitude
-31.13015° or 31° 7′ 49″ westElevation
21 metres (69 feet)Open location code
89FCFV79+5WOpenStreetMap ID
node 4520428095OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
11821767
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In Other Languages
“Whale Museum” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Museo della balena”
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