Fajã Escura
Fajã Escura is a hamlet in Curral das Freiras, Câmara de Lobos. Fajã Escura is situated nearby to the neighborhood Colmeal, as well as near the locality Terra Pavão.Photo: DarwIn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pico Ruivo and Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Livramento.
Pico Ruivo
Peak
Pico Ruivo is the highest peak on Madeira Island and the third highest in Portugal, standing at 1,861 metres in the Santana municipality. Accessible only by foot, it can be reached from either Pico do Areeiro or via a shorter, easier trail from Achada do Teixeira. Pico Ruivo is situated 4 km northeast of Fajã Escura.
Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Livramento
Church
Photo: Llez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Livramento is a church.
Pico do Areeiro
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pico do Areeiro, at 1,818 m high is a mountain located on the Portuguese island and autonomous region of Madeira, the third highest on the island. Situated within the mountainous interior of the island roughly halfway between the northern and southern coasts. Pico do Areeiro is situated 4 km east of Fajã Escura.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colmeal and Casas Próximas.
Curral das Freiras
Village
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Curral das Freiras is a civil parish in the municipality of Câmara de Lobos in the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 2,001, in an area of 25.03 km2.
Fajã Escura
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: place in Curral das Freiras, Câmara de Lobos, Madeira, Portugal
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Curral das Freiras, Câmara de Lobos, Madeira, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude
32.73176° or 32° 43′ 54″ northLongitude
-16.97086° or 16° 58′ 15″ westOpen location code
8C45P2JH+PMOpenStreetMap ID
node 3247893727OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q108333688
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Fajã Escura” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fajã Escura”
- Portuguese: “Fajã Escura”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Terra Pavão and Poço do Borralho.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Poço da Terra Pavão and Meio.
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