Gruta das Torres Visitors Centre
Gruta das Torres Visitors Centre is a building in Criação Velha, Madalena Municipality which is located on Caminho da Gruta das Torres. Gruta das Torres Visitors Centre is situated nearby to the peak Cabeço Bravo, as well as near the volcano Monte.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gruta das Torres and Chapel of Santo António (Madalena do Pico).
Gruta das Torres
Cave
Photo: Ulrich Thumult, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gruta das Torres, is a lava cave, a geological formation of volcanic origin formed from the flow and cooling of subterranean magma rivers. This formation is located outside the parish of Criação Velha, in the municipality of Madalena, on the western flanks of the island of Pico.
Chapel of Santo António (Madalena do Pico)
Church
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Chapel of Santo António (Madalena do Pico) is a church, which is situated 2½ km west of Gruta das Torres Visitors Centre.
Church of Nossa Senhora das Dores
Church
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Church of Nossa Senhora das Dores is situated 3 km northwest of Gruta das Torres Visitors Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madalena and Bandeiras.
Madalena
Town
Photo: Guillaume Baviere, CC BY 2.0.
Madalena is a municipality along the western coast of the island of Pico, in the Portuguese Azores. It has 6,332 inhabitants as of 2021, in an area of 147.12 km2. Madalena is situated 5 km north of Gruta das Torres Visitors Centre.
Bandeiras
Village
Photo: Zeorymer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bandeiras is a civil parish in the municipality of Madalena on the island of Pico in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 626, in an area of 22.21 km². Bandeiras is situated 7 km northeast of Gruta das Torres Visitors Centre.
Gruta das Torres Visitors Centre
- Type: Building
- Address: Caminho da Gruta das Torres, Criação Velha, 9950
- Location: Criação Velha, Madalena Municipality, Azores, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.4943° or 38° 29′ 40″ northLongitude
-28.50255° or 28° 30′ 9″ westInception
2005Open location code
89CHFFVW+PXOpenStreetMap ID
way 373908756OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cabeço Bravo and Monte.
Nearby Places
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