Cascata das Lombadas

Cascata das Lombadas is a waterfall in Azores. Cascata das Lombadas is situated nearby to the spring Fonte de São Pedro, as well as near the peak Pico da Vela.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Água de Pau Massif and Lagoon of Fire.

Água de Pau Massif

Volcano

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Água de Pau Massif is a stratovolcanic complex, located in the central part of the island of São Miguel, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. More recognizable for the Lagoa do Fogo at its centre, the volcanic complex includes centuries of geomorphological structures that include lava domes, cones and encrusted lava flows that have marked its history from, the last, 45,000 years BC.

Lagoon of Fire

Lake

Photo: Apeto, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lagoa do Fogo is a crater lake within the Água de Pau Massif stratovolcano in the center of the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.

Mount Escuro

Volcano

Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.

Mount Escuro is a volcano.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include São Miguel and Porto Formoso.

São Miguel

Photo: Apeto, CC BY-SA 3.0.

São Miguel is the largest and most populous island of the Azores archipelago. Portuguese for Saint Michael, the island is also known by locals as "The Green Island". Most visitors arriving in the Azores will pass through São Miguel.

Porto Formoso

Village

Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.

Porto Formoso is a civil parish in the municipality of Ribeira Grande in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,265, in an area of 12.79 km2. Porto Formoso is situated 6 km northeast of Cascata das Lombadas.

Vila Franca do Campo

Town

Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vila Franca do Campo is a Portuguese town on the island of São Miguel in the Autonomous Region of the Azores. It covers an area of 78.00 km² and has a population of 10,323 inhabitants. Vila Franca do Campo is situated 7 km south of Cascata das Lombadas.

Cascata das Lombadas

Type: Waterfall
Category: body of water
Location: Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude

37.77917° or 37° 46′ 45″ north

Longitude

-25.46195° or 25° 27′ 43″ west

Open location code

899PQGHQ+M6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5077909206

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=waterfall

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