Casa dos Botes
Casa dos Botes is a museum in Capelo, Horta Municipality which is located on Estrada Varadouro - Comprido. Casa dos Botes is situated nearby to the swimming area Porto do Comprido, as well as near the museum Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre.- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Casa dos Botes baleeiros”
- Address: Estrada Varadouro - Comprido, Capelo
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Capelinhos Lighthouse and Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre.
Capelinhos Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lighthouse of Ponta dos Capelinhos, or alternately Lighthouse of Capelinhos, is a former beacon/lighthouse located along the coastal peninsula of Ponta dos Capelinhos and Costa Nau, in the civil parish of Capelo, on the island of Faial in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Capelinhos Lighthouse is situated 460 metres north of Casa dos Botes.
Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre
Museum
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre is a museum, which is situated 450 metres north of Casa dos Botes.
Capelinhos
Volcano
Photo: Marlene Angeja, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Capelinhos is a monogenetic volcano located on the western coast of Faial Island in the Azores. It is part of the larger volcanic complex of Capelo, which includes 20 scoria cones and lava fields that are aligned west-northwest to east-southeast from the Caldeira Volcano caldera.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capelo and Praia do Norte.
Capelo
Village
Photo: Marlene Angeja, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Capelo is a freguesia in the municipality of Horta on the island of Faial in the Azorean archipelago. The population in 2011 was 486, in an area of 26.64 km2. Capelo is situated 3 km southeast of Casa dos Botes.
Praia do Norte
Village
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Praia do Norte is a civil parish of the municipality of Horta, located along the northern coast between Cedros and Capelo, on the Portuguese island of Faial, in the archipelago of the Azores. Praia do Norte is situated 6 km east of Casa dos Botes.
Casa dos Botes
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Capelo, Horta Municipality, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude
38.59272° or 38° 35′ 34″ northLongitude
-28.82518° or 28° 49′ 31″ westLevels
1Operator
Parque Natural da Ilha do FaialOpen location code
89CHH5VF+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 343275503OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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