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Vila Franca do Campo Destination Guide

Discover Vila Franca do Campo in Portugal

Vila Franca do Campo in the region of Azores with its 5,035 habitants is a place located in Portugal - some 886 mi or ( 1426 km ) West of Lisbon , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Vila Franca do Campo

Local time in Vila Franca do Campo is now 07:32 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Azores " with a UTC offset of -1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tras do Outeiro, Santa Ana, Ribeirinha, Ribeira Seca do Porto, and Rabo de Peixe. When in this area, you might want to check out Tras do Outeiro . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Vila Franca do Campo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

The Islet of Vila Franca do Campo by Gary Azores Taxitours

0:39 min by garytravassos
Views: 9705 Rating: 4.50

360º view of the litle island of Vila Franca do Campo. On www.azoreantours.com you can see 500 pictures,information and more videos of Azores. Personalized Taxitours on S.Miguel Azores Portugal. Look ..

2008 Vacation / Vila Franca do Campo, São Miguel - Açores, Portugal

6:38 min by Mario Rebelo
Views: 8481 Rating: 4.67

2008 Vacation in Vila Franca do Campo São Miguel Açores ..


most beautiful beach of Portugal and Europe

0:54 min by atlantider1
Views: 7553 Rating: 5.00

The waterfall seen at THE END of this video is one of several reasons why this is the most beautiful beach of Europe. This is not only the only subtropical beach with a waterfall in the background but ..

les plus belles plages des Açores Riviera - Vila Franca do Campo FULL HD -

1:07 min by atlantider1
Views: 3446 Rating: 5.00

Les plus belles plages des iles des Açores se trouvent, comme on pourrait s'y attendre, sur la cõte sud la plus protegée. Et la voilá: la Riviera des Açores, la partie de la cóte sud de l'ile de Sao M ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Lagoa do Fogo

Lagoa do Fogo (English: Lagoon of Fire) is a crater lake within the Agua de Pau stratovolcano in the center of the island of São Miguel Island in the Azores. The governmental authorities do not allow any modern construction around this lake. This lake is the highest above sea level on São Miguel Island.

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Located at 37.75 -25.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Crater lakes, Lakes of Portugal, São Miguel Island

Água de Pau (volcano)

This article is about the volcano. For the parish of the same name, see Água de Pau. Água de Pau {{#invoke:InfoboxImage|InfoboxImage|image=Lagoa do Fogo. jpg|size=|maxsize=280px|alt=}}Lagoa do FogoElevation 947 m (3,107 ft)LocationLocation São Miguel Island, AzoresCoordinates {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:37|45|44|N|25|28|25|W|type:mountain_region:PT | |name= }}GeologyType StratovolcanoLast eruption 1564 Água de Pau is a stratovolcano in central part of São Miguel Island.

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Located at 37.76 -25.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Crater lakes, Mountains of Portugal, Stratovolcanoes, Subduction volcanoes, São Miguel Island, Volcanic calderas, Volcanoes of Portugal

José do Canto

José do Canto (20 December 1820, in Ponta Delgada – 10 July 1898, in Ponta Delgada) was an Azorean landowner and intellectual who distinguished himself as a bibliographer and promoter new agricultural technologies and species into the Azores. He was a renowned gardener and botanist responsible for the creation of botanical garden, that later bore his name (Jardim José do Canto), in Ponta Delgada.

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Located at 37.75 -25.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 1820 births, 1898 deaths, 19th-century Portuguese people, People from São Miguel Island, University of Coimbra alumni

Estádio de São Miguel (Ponta Delgada)

Estadio de São Miguel is a multi-use stadium in Ponta Delgada, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of CD Santa Clara. The stadium is able to hold 15,277 people. The stadium is also home of the Azores regional football team. The Stadium itself is UEFA arrpoved being able to compete in either UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League.

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Located at 37.76 -25.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in the Azores, Football venues in Portugal, Sport in the Azores

Pico da Vara

Pico da Vara is the highest mountain on the Portuguese island of São Miguel, in the Azores archipelago of Macaronesia in the Atlantic Ocean. It lies in the east of the island in the Serra da Tronqueira range in the municipality of Nordeste. The area around the mountain includes the largest remaining stand of the native laurisilva forest on the island, which is home to the critically endangered endemic bird species, the Azores Bullfinch.

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Located at 37.79 -25.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Mountains of Portugal, São Miguel Island

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