Central Hídrica da Fajã Redonda

Central Hídrica da Fajã Redonda is a museum in Conceição, Ribeira Grande Municipality. Central Hídrica da Fajã Redonda is situated nearby to the waterfall Salto do Cabrito, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Cascata Salto Cabrito.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Termas das Caldeiras da Ribeira Grande and Água de Pau Massif.

Termas das Caldeiras da Ribeira Grande

Photo: JCNazza, CC BY 3.0.

Termas das Caldeiras da Ribeira Grande is situated 520 metres northeast of Central Hídrica da Fajã Redonda.

Água de Pau Massif

Volcano

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

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 3½ km southeast of Central Hídrica da Fajã Redonda.

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 4 km south of Central Hídrica da Fajã Redonda.

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 Central Hídrica da Fajã Redonda.

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 8 km south of Central Hídrica da Fajã Redonda.

Central Hídrica da Fajã Redonda

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

37.79521° or 37° 47′ 43″ north

Longitude

-25.49196° or 25° 29′ 31″ west

Inception

1927

Operator

Eletricidade dos Açores

Open location code

899PQGW5+36

OpenStreetMap ID

way 96993179

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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