Gruta do Natal
Gruta do Natal, also known as Galeria Negra or Gruta do Cavalo, is a cave system in municipality of Praia da Vitória, on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in Portugal
- Also known as: “Galeria Negra”, “Gruta do Cavalo”, and “Natal Caves”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lagoa do Negro and Pico Gaspar.
Lagoa do Negro
Pond
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
The Lagoa do Negro is an ephemeral lake and humid zone located in the civil parish of Biscoitos, municipality of Praia da Vitória, on the island of Terceira, Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
Furnas do Enxofre
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Furnas do Enxofre is situated 3½ km east of Gruta do Natal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Altares and São Bartolomeu de Regatos.
Altares
Village
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Altares is a freguesia in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the Portuguese island of Terceira in the archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 901, in an area of 28.22 km2. Altares is situated 5 km north of Gruta do Natal.
São Bartolomeu de Regatos
Village
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
São Bartolomeu de Regatos is a parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,983, in an area of 25.00 km². São Bartolomeu de Regatos is situated 7 km south of Gruta do Natal.
Santa Bárbara
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Santa Bárbara is a parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,274, in an area of 16.40 km2. Santa Bárbara is situated 8 km southwest of Gruta do Natal.
Gruta do Natal
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.73739° or 38° 44′ 15″ northLongitude
-27.26869° or 27° 16′ 7″ westOperator
Associação Os MontanheirosOpen location code
89CJPPPJ+XGOpenStreetMap ID
node 506728105OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q6967952
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Portuguese to Spanish—“Gruta do Natal” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Gruta do natal”
- Portuguese: “Gruta do Natal”
- Spanish: “Cueva de Natal”
- Spanish: “Gruta do Natal”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lagoinha de Vale Fundo and Tentadero do Eliseu Gomes.
Nearby Places
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