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Leisure in Portugal
Miradouro Madre de Deus
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- leisure
Figueiró dos Vinhos
3260, Figueiró dos Vinhos
View from the site of the Nossa Senhora Madre de Deus Chapel, over the village of Figueiró dos Vinhos and its historic center.
Miradouro de Fraga de São Simão
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- leisure
Casal de São Simão
3260-030, Aguda
Views over the waterfalls and Alge river and over the mountains.
Mata Municipal Cabeço do Peão
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- leisure
Figueiró dos Vinhos
3260, Figueiró dos Vinhos
The forest covers more than 33 hectares and is considered the lungs of this municipality. The highest point in the Forest is 500 meters high, where the Chapel of Santo António is located. It has a picnic park, exercise circuit and leisure areas.
Miradouro do Monte da Guia
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- leisure
Rua Comendador Fernando da Costa - Monte da Guia
9900-025, Horta
Monte da Guia, next to the Senhora da Guia hermitage, more than a hundred meters above sea level, is a privileged place to enjoy the Porto Pim area and the city of Horta, with its marina. Dividing these two areas of interest, you can see Monte Queimado.
Miradouro da Ribeira das Cabras
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- leisure
Ribeira das Cabras
9900-471, Horta
Space overlooking Fajã da Ribeira das Cabras, presenting a unique panoramic view of it: the white houses and the cultivation area, "asphyxiated" between the jagged coast and the steep cliffs. A unique painting that is worth appreciating.
Miradouro da Ribeira Funda
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- leisure
EN1-1A
9900-347, Ribeira Funda
Perfectly integrated into the landscape, this viewpoint offers a unique panoramic view of the river that gives it its name. Ribeira Funda is a terrace with a steep slope, painted green, that extends to the sea. The viewpoint allows you to admire this landscape of rare beauty, while you rest or prepare a barbecue.
Miradouro de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
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- leisure
ER1-1
9900, Horta
Viewpoint located just outside the city of Horta, which runs along both sides of the main road, in a completely antagonistic view. On one side you can see Praia do Almoxarife and the rural landscape. On the other, the city of Horta in all its splendor, with the marina and Monte da Guia in the background.
Jardim Botânico do Faial
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- leisure
Rua de São Lourenço, 23
9900-401, Horta
Created in 1986 on a former agricultural farm, the Faial Botanical Garden is dedicated to the conservation of landscape biodiversity and environmental education and awareness. Occupying an area of approximately 8000 square meters, you can find, in this space, the natural flora of the Azores (coastal vegetation, medium altitude vegetation, altitude vegetation and vegetation of ravines and sheltered areas), ornamental and exotic plants and an area of medicinal plants. A short film about the garden is shown in the auditorium of the visitor center. The visitor center also includes a library and a bar where you can sample teas from …
Reserva Florestal de Recreio do Capelo
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- leisure
Capelo
9900-302, Horta
Located around a hundred meters above sea level, just outside the parish of Capelo, this park, covering 96 hectares, is densely wooded and has a considerable diversity of endemic plants. In addition to enabling barbecues and picnics, it can be used for various physical maintenance activities.
Termas de Melgaço
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- leisure
Parque do Peso
4960-207, Melgaço
The fame of these spas dates back to Roman times, but the first written reference dates back to 1884. Located in upper Minho, it provides rest and the treatment of some illnesses. Its waters of medium mineralization, carbonated, calcium/magnesian bicarbonate and ferruginous, are especially indicated for the treatment of digestive, metabolic-endocrine and rheumatic diseases.