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Today in Portugal I visit Farol do Cabo de Sāo Vicente. There is no land between this point and America. I tried zooming in with my camera, but could not quite see the other side. From this point the world was sailed by the Portuguese, new worlds discovered and land conquered. Nearby is the town of Lagos where in the year 1414 the first slaves were brought to Europe.
Faial, situado en las faldas de una impresionante montaña conocida como Peña del Águila, este bonito y acogedor pueblo surgió con el auge de las plantaciones de caña de azúcar en el 1519. Curiosamente, los primeros colonizadores que llegaron para establecerse y explotar esta zona agrícola de Madeira fueron principalmente árabes y gallegos.
La Peña del Águila, que separa Faial (Santana) de Porto da Cruz (Machico). Se trata de un mirador privilegiado sobre la zona noreste de la isla y hay rutas de senderismo que lo recorren.
El mirador tiene un pequeño aparcamiento, igual que muchos otros que hay por la isla. Esto, la verdad, lo tienen muy bien pensado y se agradece.
Entre los acantilados de Cabo Girao se encuentran algunos de los más altos de Europa, con una caída prácticamente vertical de más de 500 metros hasta su base, en la que se agitan las aguas del océano. Estos soberbios acantilados albergan una atracción turística no apta para estómagos débiles: un mirador con suelo de cristal que se extiende por encima del punto más alto del acantilado.
La plataforma con suelo de cristal sólo está al alcance de los valientes, pero el mirador ofrece unas vistas asombrosas a lo largo de la costa que descienden hasta la ciudad de Câmara de Lobos. Si hay demasiada gente para su gusto, puede coger el teleférico que cruza la cara del acantilado hasta las terrazas de cultivo llenas de viñedos.
La razón por la que se han cultivado viñas en este terreno tan inaccesible es que los acantilados, al mirar hacia el sur, protegen las terrazas, radiando sobre ellas el calor del verano y creando así un ambiente casi perfecto de cultivo. Antes de la construcción del teleférico, los agricultores sólo podían acceder a los campos en una embarcación.
Los acantilados una vez formaron parte de un antiguo volcán, y su abrupta pendiente continúa hacia el sur de Cabo Girao adentrándose en las aguas del mar, que son tan profundas que de vez en cuando puede verse a las ballenas alimentándose de sus nutrientes.
The Chapel of Our Lady of Fatima atop a hill in Madeira is a small, historic chapel built in honor of the Marian apparitions reported in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917. Located on a scenic hill offering panoramic views of the island, the chapel serves as a place of worship and pilgrimage for visitors and locals alike. It was constructed to commemorate the devotion to Our Lady of Fatima and has become a symbol of faith and hope in Madeira. Over the years, it has attracted many pilgrims who come to pray and enjoy the beautiful surroundings....
Madeira, es un archipiélago de 4 islas frente a la costa del noroeste de África. Es conocida por su vino del mismo nombre y su clima subtropical cálido. La isla principal de Madeira es volcánica, frondosa y escabrosa, con altos riscos, playas pedregosas y asentamientos en los deltas del río Fajã. La capital, Funchal, tiene jardines botánicos y es conocida por su puerto y su gran espectáculo de fuegos artificiales en Año Nuevo.
Madeira es la mayor de las islas, con una superficie de 741 km²; tiene 57 km de largo y un ancho máximo de 22 km. Existen 2 grupos de islas deshabitados de mucho menor tamaño, las islas Salvajes a 280 km al sur de Madeira, y las islas Desertas a 25 km al sureste de Funchal.
Las ciudades más importantes del archipiélago son, aparte de Funchal, Porto Santo, Machico, Câmara de Lobos, Santa Cruz y Santana.
Capela de Nossa Senhora de Fátima is a small chapel perched on top of a hill around São Vicente, Madeira.
En memoria al comandante Portugues, Artur de Sacadura Freire Cabral (Celorico da Beira, Portugal, 23 de mayo de 1881 - Mar del Norte, 15 de noviembre de 1924), generalmente conocido como Sacadura Cabral, fue un oficial de la Marina Portuguesa que realizó, junto a Gago Coutinho, la Primera travesía aérea del Atlántico sur en el año 1922.
Sirvió en las colonias ultramarinas portuguesas durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, fue uno de los instructores iniciales de la Escuela Militar de Aviación portuguesa, director de los servicios de aeronáutica naval y comandante de escuadrilla en la base naval de Lisboa.
Destacó como uno de los primeros aviadores de su tiempo, realizando diversas travesías aéreas de gran importancia, entre las que destaca la primera travesía aérea del Atlántico sur, realizada en 1922 junto a Gago Coutinho.
Gago Coutinho y Sacadura Cabral fueron aclamados en Portugal y Brasil por este hecho, convirtiéndose en objeto de numerosos homenajes, entre los que destaca el homenaje realizado de manera póstuma por el Banco de Portugal, que colocó sus retratos en los billetes de curso legal del país.
Falleció en un accidente de aviación sobre el Mar del Norte el 15 de noviembre de 1924, cuando volaba hacia Lisboa acompañado por el mecánico Pinto Correia.1 Su cadáver nunca se encontró.
Material Circulante: CP 1554 + Al Andalus (Renfe)
Hora: 08:30
Data: 05-02-2025
Local: São Vicente (PK 259 - Linha do Leste)
Serviço: Comboio n.º 31352 (Elvas --» Torre das Vargens)
Off the coast of São Vicente, SP, Brazil.
Known in Brazil as "bobo-grande".
In late summer and autumn, the species migrates into the Atlantic as far north as the south-western coasts of Great Britain and Ireland, when they can be seen near the coast off Brazil.
This shearwater is identifiable by its size, at 45–56 cm (18–22 in) in length and with a 112–126 cm (44–50 in) wingspan. It has brownish-grey upperparts, white underparts and a yellowish bill.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae
Genus: Calonectris Mathews & Iredale, 1915
Species: C. borealis (Cory, 1881)
Binomial name: Calonectris borealis
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The Church and Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, one of the most important monasteries and mannerist buildings in Portugal
The complex orography of Madeira, being the top of a huge volcanic complex emerging from the Atlantic Ocean, has meant that many of the inhabited settlements developed along the steep mountain slopes: an example is the municipality of São Vicente, in the north of the island, which from the main nucleus located close to the coast extends on the sides of the homonymous valley for a few kilometers.
If it were not for the recent road infrastructures built from the early 2000s, still being extended today, the island's network consists of winding roads with impressive slopes, far beyond imaginable for those who do not has ever seen them.
Lisbon. Seeing trams share narrow, cobbled streets with cars reminded me of driving in Brussels, unnerved, in my tiny Fiat in the 1990s: one tram ahead of me, another behind me, the Fiat's wheels trying to follow the tramlines and me unsure of whether I was even allowed to be on that road.
São Vicente, Lisbon. He bites the head off one live* bat on stage and everyone stops playing his records and listens to fado instead. Poor Ozzy.
São Vicente is located to the north-west of the Cape Verde archipelago. The interior of the island has a dramatic mountainous terrain, and the coastal areas offer golden sand beaches. São Vicente is the most cultural of the islands with a rich tradition of music and art.
Visitors are almost always guaranteed sunny skies with a warm, dry climate and no hurricane season. Tourists often report their satisfaction at the lack of mosquitoes and other insects. São Vicente has some fantastic stretches of golden sandy beach, windswept and often deserted. The island is a mecca for kite surfers and wind surfers. The nearest beach to Mindelo is Laginha, a stretch of golden sand with aqua-marine water. This beach is popular with tourists and locals for swimming and there is a beach bar.
San Pedro, 10 minutes drive from Mindelo, has a breathtaking sweep of golden sand and Baia de Salamansa is one of the best places in the world for kite surfing. Baia das Gatas and Calhau are also beautiful beach areas.
Holiday-makers should get advice before they attempt to swim anywhere off the beaten track as some areas have strong currents.
São Vicente is located to the north-west of the Cape Verde archipelago. The interior of the island has a dramatic mountainous terrain, and the coastal areas offer golden sand beaches. São Vicente is the most cultural of the islands with a rich tradition of music and art.
Visitors are almost always guaranteed sunny skies with a warm, dry climate and no hurricane season. Tourists often report their satisfaction at the lack of mosquitoes and other insects. São Vicente has some fantastic stretches of golden sandy beach, windswept and often deserted. The island is a mecca for kite surfers and wind surfers. The nearest beach to Mindelo is Laginha, a stretch of golden sand with aqua-marine water. This beach is popular with tourists and locals for swimming and there is a beach bar.
San Pedro, 10 minutes drive from Mindelo, has a breathtaking sweep of golden sand and Baia de Salamansa is one of the best places in the world for kite surfing. Baia das Gatas and Calhau are also beautiful beach areas.
Holiday-makers should get advice before they attempt to swim anywhere off the beaten track as some areas have strong currents.
São Vicente is one of the Barlavento islands of Cape Verde. It is located between the islands of Santo Antão and Santa Luzia, with the Canal de São Vicente separating it from Santo Antão.
The island is roughly rectangular in shape with a surface area of ca. 227 km2. From east to west it measures 24 km and from north to south no more than 16 km. The terrain includes mountains in the west, the southwest, the south, the east-central and the north. The area is flat in the north-central, the central part, the eastern part south of Calhau and the northern part in the Baía das Gatas area. The urban area of Mindelo is in the northern part. Much of the island is deforested.
Although volcanic in origin, the island is quite flat. Its highest point is Monte Verde located in the northeast-central part with an altitude of 725 metres . Although a great amount of erosion has taken place, some craters still remain — in particular near the bay of Mindelo.