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Horta is a municipality and city in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores encompassing the island of Faial. The population in 2011 was 15,038 in an area of 173.06 square kilometres The city of Horta itself has a population of about 7,000.


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1 - Horta, Azores

Horta is a municipality and city in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores encompassing the island of Faial. The population in 2011 was 15,038 in an area of 173.06 square kilometres The city of Horta itself has a population of about 7,000.

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2 - Cabeço Gordo

Cabeço Gordo is the highest mountain, massive stratovolcano and the largest geomorphological structure that forms the island of Faial.

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3 - Scuba Diving in Faial

Haliotis Faial proposes a range of courses to help you become a PADI certified scuba diver, enabling you to dive autonomously anywhere in the world. The diving centre will take you to the best diving spots around Faial Island that can be accessed by ...

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4 - Faial

   9 km away

Faial Island, also known in English as Fayal, is a Portuguese island of the Central Group of the Azores. The Capelinhos Volcano, the westernmost point of the island, might as well be the westernmost point of Europe, if the Monchique Islet, near Flores Island, is considered part of North America, for it sits on the North American Plate.

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5 - Pico Island

   28 km away

Pico Island, is an island in the Central Group of the Portuguese Azores. The landscape features an eponymous volcano, Ponta do Pico, which is the highest mountain in Portugal, the Azores, and the highest elevation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

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6 - Snorkeling in Faial

Learn to observe the underwater world from the surface with fun filled snorkelling excursions. You will be taught about the local history thanks to your experienced guide who will take you out to the most adequate places. Lean the technique of skin d...

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7 - Mount Pico

   30 km away

Mount Pico is a currently quiescent stratovolcano located on Pico Island, in the mid-Atlantic archipelago of the Azores. It is the highest mountain in Portugal, at 2,351 metres above sea level, and is one of the highest Atlantic mountains; it is more than twice the elevation of any other peak in the Azores.

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