Praia das Lajes ou Calheta
Praia das Lajes ou Calheta is a beach in Azores. Praia das Lajes ou Calheta is situated nearby to the museum whaling, as well as near Marina das Lajes.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário and Ponta das Lajes Lighthouse.
Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário
Church
Photo: Dreizung, Public domain.
The Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário is an 18th-century church located in the civil parish of Lajes in the municipality of Lajes das Flores, in the Portuguese island of Flores, in the archipelago of the Azores. Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário is situated 320 metres southwest of Praia das Lajes ou Calheta.
Ponta das Lajes Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Dreizung, Public domain.
Ponta das Lajes Lighthouse is situated 640 metres southwest of Praia das Lajes ou Calheta.
Church of Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres
Church
The Church of Santíssima Trindade is an 18th-century church located in the civil parish of Fazenda in the municipality of Lajes das Flores, in the Portuguese island of Flores, in the archipelago of the Azores. Church of Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres is situated 1 km north of Praia das Lajes ou Calheta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lajes das Flores Municipality and Fajã de Lopo Vaz.
Lajes das Flores Municipality
Town
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Lajes das Flores is a municipality in the western part of the Azores; it includes the southern part of the island of Flores. To the north, where it is bordered by Santa Cruz das Flores.
Fajã de Lopo Vaz
Hamlet
Photo: Dreizung, Public domain.
The Fajã de Lopo Vaz is a permanent debris field, built from the collapsing cliffs on the southern coast of the civil parish of Lajes, municipality of the same name, island of Flores, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Fajã de Lopo Vaz is situated 3 km west of Praia das Lajes ou Calheta.
Santa Cruz das Flores Municipality
Town
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Santa Cruz das Flores is a municipality situated in the north half of the island of Flores, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Situated in the sparsely populated Western Group, the population in 2021 was 2,020 inhabitants in an area that covers approximately 70.91 square kilometres, bordering the southern municipality of Lajes das Flores. Santa Cruz das Flores Municipality is situated 9 km northeast of Praia das Lajes ou Calheta.
Praia das Lajes ou Calheta
- Type: Beach
- Address: Lajes das Flores
- Category: landform
- Location: Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.37969° or 39° 22′ 47″ northLongitude
-31.17112° or 31° 10′ 16″ westOpen location code
89FC9RHH+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 319466165OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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