Ponta das Lajes Lighthouse

Ponta das Lajes Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Lajes das Flores, Azores. Ponta das Lajes Lighthouse is situated nearby to the fire station Bombeiros Voluntários das Lajes das Flores, as well as near the sports venue Pavilhão Gimnodesportivo.

Photo: Dreizung, Public domain.

Type: Lighthouse
Description: lighthouse in Portugal
Also known as: “Farol das Lajes”, “Farol das Lajes das Flores”, and “Lajes Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário and Church of Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres.

Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário

Church

Photo: Dreizung, Public domain.

The Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário is an 18th-century church located in the civil parish of Lajes in the municipality of Lajes das Flores, in the Portuguese island of Flores, in the archipelago of the Azores. Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário is situated 340 metres northeast of Ponta das Lajes Lighthouse.

Church of Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres

Church

The Church of Santíssima Trindade is an 18th-century church located in the civil parish of Fazenda in the municipality of Lajes das Flores, in the Portuguese island of Flores, in the archipelago of the Azores. Church of Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres is situated 1½ km northeast of Ponta das Lajes Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fajã de Lopo Vaz and Santa Cruz das Flores Municipality.

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 2½ km west of Ponta das Lajes Lighthouse.

Santa Cruz das Flores Municipality

Town

Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.

Santa Cruz das Flores is a municipality situated in the north half of the island of Flores, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Situated in the sparsely populated Western Group, the population in 2021 was 2,020 inhabitants in an area that covers approximately 70.91 square kilometres, bordering the southern municipality of Lajes das Flores. Santa Cruz das Flores Municipality is situated 10 km northeast of Ponta das Lajes Lighthouse.

Ponta das Lajes Lighthouse

Categories: cultural heritage, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Lajes das Flores, Lajes das Flores Municipality, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude

39.37571° or 39° 22′ 33″ north

Longitude

-31.17653° or 31° 10′ 36″ west

Height

16 metres (52 feet)

Open location code

89FC9RGF+79

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1577206552

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

Wikidata ID

Q10280142

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In Other Languages

From French to Portuguese—“Ponta das Lajes Lighthouse” goes by many names.

French: “phare de Ponta das Lajes”
French: “Phare de Ponta das Lajes”
German: “Farol da Ponta das Lajes”
Portuguese: “Farol das lajes”
Portuguese: “Farol das Lajes”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bombeiros Voluntários das Lajes das Flores and Pavilhão Gimnodesportivo.

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