Top 10 Azores by DK

Top 10 Azores by DK

Author:DK
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781465467225
Publisher: DK Publishing


3.Capela de Nossa Senhora dos Anjos

Anjos Google Map

Crew members from the Niña, a caravel commanded by Christopher Columbus, are believed to have prayed here in 1493 during the voyage home from the New World (for further details see Capela de Nossa Senhora dos Anjos).

4.Pedreira do Campo

Pico Facho Google Map

A 100-m (328-ft) wall of pillow lava looms over a rich vein of exposed sediments and oceanic fossils, estimated to be five million years old.

5.Praia

Google Map

Popular with watersports enthusiasts who are drawn to its shallow bay and the sandy Praia da Formosa, the village was once guarded from pirates by the long ruined 17th- century Forte de São João Baptista.



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