Centro de interpretação Ambiental da Caldeira Velha

Centro de interpretação Ambiental da Caldeira Velha is a museum in Conceição, Ribeira Grande Municipality. Centro de interpretação Ambiental da Caldeira Velha is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Miradouro da Bela Vista, as well as near the peak Pico Vermelho.

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. Água de Pau Massif is situated 3 km southeast of Centro de interpretação Ambiental da Caldeira Velha.

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. Lagoon of Fire is situated 3 km southeast of Centro de interpretação Ambiental da Caldeira Velha.

Termas das Caldeiras da Ribeira Grande

Photo: JCNazza, CC BY 3.0.

Termas das Caldeiras da Ribeira Grande is situated 2 km northeast of Centro de interpretação Ambiental da Caldeira Velha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include São Miguel and Água de Pau.

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.

Água de Pau

Town

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY 2.0.

Água de Pau is a civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 3,058, in an area of 17.46 km2. It contains the localities Água de Pau, Caloura, Cerco, Cinzeiro, Galera and Jubileu. Água de Pau is situated 7 km south of Centro de interpretação Ambiental da Caldeira Velha.

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 8 km northeast of Centro de interpretação Ambiental da Caldeira Velha.

Centro de interpretação Ambiental da Caldeira Velha

Type: Museum
Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Conceição, Ribeira Grande Municipality, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude

37.78207° or 37° 46′ 56″ north

Longitude

-25.50024° or 25° 30′ 1″ west

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

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