Moinho de vento da Canada do Monte
Moinho de vento da Canada do Monte is a windmill in Azores. Moinho de vento da Canada do Monte is situated nearby to the town hall Junta de Freguesia de Criação Velha, as well as near the cemetery Cemitério Criação Velha.Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Windmill
- Description: cultural heritage monument in Madalena, Azores, Portugal
- Also known as: “Moinho dos Frades”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Nossa Senhora das Dores and Gruta das Torres.
Church of Nossa Senhora das Dores
Church
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Church of Nossa Senhora das Dores is situated 620 metres east of Moinho de vento da Canada do Monte.
Gruta das Torres
Cave
Photo: Ulrich Thumult, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gruta das Torres, is a lava cave, a geological formation of volcanic origin formed from the flow and cooling of subterranean magma rivers. This formation is located outside the parish of Criação Velha, in the municipality of Madalena, on the western flanks of the island of Pico. Gruta das Torres is situated 3½ km southeast of Moinho de vento da Canada do Monte.
Chapel of Santo António (Madalena do Pico)
Church
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Chapel of Santo António (Madalena do Pico) is a church, which is situated 2½ km south of Moinho de vento da Canada do Monte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madalena and Bandeiras.
Madalena
Town
Photo: Guillaume Baviere, CC BY 2.0.
Madalena is a municipality along the western coast of the island of Pico, in the Portuguese Azores. It has 6,332 inhabitants as of 2021, in an area of 147.12 km2. Madalena is situated 2½ km north of Moinho de vento da Canada do Monte.
Bandeiras
Village
Photo: Zeorymer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bandeiras is a civil parish in the municipality of Madalena on the island of Pico in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 626, in an area of 22.21 km². Bandeiras is situated 8 km northeast of Moinho de vento da Canada do Monte.
Moinho de vento da Canada do Monte
- Categories: cultural heritage and industry
- Location: Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude
38.51424° or 38° 30′ 51″ northLongitude
-28.53413° or 28° 32′ 3″ westOpen location code
89CHGF78+M8OpenStreetMap ID
node 418355387OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=windmillWikidata ID
Q66815752
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In Other Languages
“Moinho de vento da Canada do Monte” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Moinho da Canada do Monte”
- Portuguese: “Moinho de vento da Canada do Monte”
- Portuguese: “Moinho do Frade”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Junta de Freguesia de Criação Velha and Cemitério Criação Velha.
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