Ribeira dos Algares

Places of Interest

Flores

Photo: Dreizung, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Flores is an island in the Azores archipelago, an autonomous region of Portugal, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is well known for its abundance of flowers, hence its Portuguese name of Flores.

Lagoa da Lomba

Lagoon

Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.

Lagoa da Lomba is a lagoon.

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 4 km east of Ribeira dos Algares.

Places in the Area

Lajes das Flores Municipality

Town

Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.

Lajes das Flores is a municipality in the western part of the Azores; it includes the southern part of the island of Flores. To the north, where it is bordered by Santa Cruz das Flores. Lajes das Flores Municipality is situated 7 km south of Ribeira dos Algares.

Fajã de Lopo Vaz

Hamlet

Photo: Dreizung, Public domain.

The Fajã de Lopo Vaz is a permanent debris field, built from the collapsing cliffs on the southern coast of the civil parish of Lajes, municipality of the same name, island of Flores, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Fajã de Lopo Vaz is situated 8 km southwest of Ribeira dos Algares.

Ribeira dos Algares

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Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Curious Intermittent Streams to Discover

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