View over Santa Cruz das Flores.

Flores - Açores

View over Santa Cruz das Flores.

View over Santa Cruz das Flores.

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From Vigia Viewpoint, with the runway of the airport of the small capital of Flores Island, Azores.
Looking north, from Vigia Viewpoint.

Looking north, from Vigia Viewpoint.

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You can see the airport's runway, the northern part of Santa Cruz das Flores and, on the background, Corvo Island. Corvo is the smallest of Azores Islands (only 17 km2), while Flores is the 6th in area, with 143 km2, and the westernmost of the archipelago.
Monte das Cruzes (Crosses' Mount).

Monte das Cruzes (Crosses' Mount).

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You can see the green mounts where bovine cattle grazes, as you look northwest, from Vigia Viewpoint, Flores Island, Azores.
Church of Our Lady of Conception (1859).

Church of Our Lady of Conception (1859).

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This is the mother church of Santa Cruz das Flores, Azores.
Towering view.

Towering view.

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To Santa Cruz das Flores and the runway of its airport, from Monte das Cruzes Viewpoint, eastern Flores, Azores.
Looking south, till Fernão Jorge Point.

Looking south, till Fernão Jorge Point.

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From Monte das Cruzes Viewpoint, eastern Flores, Azores.
Cows on the edge.

Cows on the edge.

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Looking west, from Monte das Cruzes Viewpoint, at Flores Island, Azores.
Inland mountains.

Inland mountains.

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Viewed from Pico da Casinha Viewpoint, Flores, Azores.
Beholding the eastern coast.

Beholding the eastern coast.

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From Pico da Casinha Viewpoint, Flores, Azores.
Lomba Lagoon.

Lomba Lagoon.

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In the interior of Flores Island, Azores.
Lagoa Seca (Dry Lagoon).

Lagoa Seca (Dry Lagoon).

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In the bottom of a big hollow, in central western Flores, Azores.
Lagoa Comprida (Long Lagoon).

Lagoa Comprida (Long Lagoon).

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We can see its northern end - most of the lagoon is concealed on the left. It is located on central western Flores, Azores.
Caldeira Branca (White Crater).

Caldeira Branca (White Crater).

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A view from Ferros Velhos Road, in central Flores, Azores.
From yellow to green.

From yellow to green.

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Roadside of Ferros Velhos Road, near Caldeira Branca, in central Flores, Azores.
Ferros Velhos Road.

Ferros Velhos Road.

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Near Caldeira Branca (White Crater), in central Flores, Azores.
Lagoa Comprida (Long Lagoon).

Lagoa Comprida (Long Lagoon).

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A view from southwest, in central Flores, Azores.
Lagoa Negra (Black Lagoon).

Lagoa Negra (Black Lagoon).

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In central Flores, Azores.
Lagoa Comprida (Long Lagoon).

Lagoa Comprida (Long Lagoon).

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A view from west, in central Flores, Azores.
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