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Poça do Bacalhau
- beach
- country
Ponta da Fajã
9960-030, Lajes das Flores
Small natural pool, surrounded by an extraordinary setting of great beauty. A calm and relaxing place, perfect for bathing in full contact with nature.
Cascata da Ribeira Grande
- beach
- country
Ribeira Grande
9960-110, Lajes das Flores
Large waterfall, falling dozens of meters high, among beautiful green hills. It is not just one waterfall, but a group of around twenty, some of which fall into the sea and others give rise to a lagoon.
Miradouro para a Caldeira Rasa e Caldeira Funda
- country
- leisure
Caldeira Funda
9970-265, Lajes das Flores
This is one of the most beautiful viewpoints on the island of Flores, offering privileged views over Caldeira Rasa and Caldeira Funda. The latter reaches a depth of more than 100 meters.
Praia da Calheta
- beach
Rua Padre José Francisco Soares
9960, Lajes das Flores
Small sandy beach with black sand and dark pebbles, a calm corner where to do to the beach away from the masses.
Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário
- heritage
Rua de Nossa Senhora do Rosário
9960-999, Lajes das Flores
Church built between 1763 and 1783 on the site where the Ermida do Espírito Santo previously stood. The main body, with a rectangular plan, features two integrated towers. At the back of the chancel there is an altarpiece in painted revivalist carvings.
Rocha dos Bordões
- country
ER1-2
9960-630, Lajes das Flores
Rocha dos Bordões is a curious geological phenomenon that presents impressive vertical striations on the basalt wall. Through the rock, several watercourses pass that end in a waterfall. Very close by, we find the so-called Águas Quentes, small boilers boiling with sulfurous water.
Coudelaria Vale Pau
- leisure
EN114
2100-675, Santana do Mato
Equestrian center located on a 20-hectare farm, with a covered and two outdoor riding arenas, 12 boxes and a cross field. Space with plenty of field to gallop and quiet to rest.
Piscinas Municipais de Coruche
- leisure
Rua Capitão Salgueiro Maia
2100-142, Coruche
The outdoor pools are open in the summer, closing on Mondays. The indoor pool is only closed on Sundays and public holidays. These are spaces with good conditions and infrastructure.
Torre do Cemitério da Erra
- heritage
Rua da Misericórdia
2100, Coruche
Of the old church, which was destroyed during the 1755 earthquake, only this bell tower remains, restored in 1766, and which can now be seen, isolated, in the town's cemetery.
Antas do Caminho da Fanica
- heritage
EN2
2100, Couço
Set of dolmens located in the extreme south of the municipality of Coruche. They date back to the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods.