Fundação dos Botelhos de Nossa Senhora da Vida
Lighthouse opened in 1901, was the second to be built in the Azores. Formerly it was fuelled by oil, gas and diesel, currently runs on electricity. Near this place there is a small house where, from 1892, was installed the Semaphore Station.
Contacts
Largo Bento de Gois
9680-111,Vila Franca do Campo
- email: [email protected]
- website: http://www.fundacaobotelhosnsv.org
- Typical houses & Relevant buildings
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Monuments near Fundação dos Botelhos de Nossa Senhora da Vida
Estátua de Bento de Góis
Born in Vila Franca do Campo in late July, Bento de Góis 1562 became one of the Portuguese explorers in Central Asia during the first decade of the 17th centur…
Estátua de Gonçalo Vaz Botelho
Monument realized by Ernesto Canto Faria and Maia in 1954, located in Largo do Pelourinho. Gonçalo Vaz Barker is considered the founder of the "old" capital of…
Estátua do Infante de Sagres
Statue commemorating the 500 years of the arrival of the Portuguese in the Azores archipelago, more precisely the Santa Maria and São Miguel, in 1432. The monu…
Muralhas do Forte de Vila Franca do Campo
The walls of the old Tagarete pier fort, which served as protection against corsair attacks in the 17th and 18th centuries, still remain present today, separat…
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