When in first arrive to Capelinhos site, you are overwhelmed by the abrupt landscape change, coming from Horta and the luscious green fields you are presented by the road passing to a desert like view.
At first sight you can see the remaining part of the volcanic cone and a lighthouse, but is underground where you can enhance your experience...
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Capelinhos
Faial Island, Portugal
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Ranked #4 of 5 attractions in Faial Island
4 Reviews Description: The site of the volcanic eruption of 1957-58 on Faial, an island which is dominated by the volcanic cone of Caldeira.
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We visited several craters on Faial, and in particular enjoyed the west end where the last major volcanic activity occurred. The eruption occurred from 1957 to 1959 enlarging the island by 2.4 km² and forming the "Ponte dos Capelinhos."
Today the area has an outstanding, new, state of the art interpretive center that has only been open for about a...
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