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Terceira (Portuguese pronunciation: [tɨɾˈsɐjɾɐ]) is a volcanic island in the Azores archipelago, about a third of the way across the North Atlantic Ocean at a similar latitude to Portugal's capital Lisbon, with the island group forming an insular part of Portugal.
The Fort of Rua Longa was located in the Rolo bay or cove in the parish of Biscoitos, municipality of Praia da Vitória, on the north coast of Terceira Island, in the Azores. In a dominant position over this stretch of coastline, it was designed to defend the anchorage against attacks by pirates and privateers , which were once common in this ...
Quatro Ribeiras is a civil parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitoria on the northern coast of the Portuguese island of Terceira in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 394, [1] in an area of 12.83 km². [2] It is the least populous parish in the municipality.
São Brás (Portuguese: Saint Blaise) is a landlocked civil parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória on the Portuguese island of Terceira in the Azores.The population in 2011 was 1,088, [1] in an area of 4.68 km². [2]
Santa Cruz da Graciosa [Azores] Santa Cruz da Trapa; Santa Cruz das Flores [Azores] Santa Iria de Azoia; Santa Luzia; Santa Marinha, Santa Marinha do Zêzere; Santa Marta de Penaguião; Santar; Santo André (Barreiro) Santo António dos Cavaleiros; São Bartolomeu de Messines, Silves; São Brás de Alportel; São Cosmado; São Félix da Marinha ...
Fonte do Bastardo, located on the southern slopes of Serra do Cume on Terceira Island in the Azores, was established in the early 16th century. The village grew around freshwater springs in Ribeira dos Lagos, which became a vital resource for early settlers and a site of pilgrimage for people from nearby towns.
The Wharf of Silveira (Portuguese: Cais da Silveira) is situated in the Bay of Fanal, in the civil parish of São Pedro, in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, along the southern coast of Terceira, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
Vila de São Sebastião, commonly shortened to São Sebastião (Portuguese for Saint Sebastian), is a civil parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 2,096, [1] in an area of 23.93 square kilometres (9.24 sq mi). [2]