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Explore Criação Velha
Criação Velha in Madalena (Azores) is located in Portugal about 1,045 mi (or 1,682 km) west of Lisbon, the country's capital.
Local time in Criação Velha is now 09:48 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Atlantic / Azores with an UTC offset of minus one hour. We know of 6 airports in the wider vicinity of Criação Velha, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Portugal is Pico Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 9 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture in a distance of 58 mi (or 93 km), East. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ponta Delgada, , , and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 65 °F
Morning Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
Evening Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
Night Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 75% |
Air Pressure | 1025 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (8 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 62% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Thursday, 14th of November 2024
18°C (64 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, scattered clouds.
Friday, 15th of November 2024
18°C (65 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, scattered clouds.
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
18°C (65 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hotel Caravelas
Pocinhobay
Quinta das Vinhas
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Grupo Folclórico da Casa do Povo da Madalena
Atuação do Grupo Folclórico da Casa do Povo da Madalena, durante as festas em honra de Santa Maria Madalena, 2012.
3ª. Parte do Desfile de Carnaval 2013, Madalena do Pico.
3ª. Parte do Desfile de Carnaval 2013, Madalena do Pico.
Filarmónica Lira Madalense, durante as festas em honra a Santa Maria Madalena, 2012.
Atuação da Filarmónica Lira Madalense, durante as festas em honra a Santa Maria Madalena, 2012.
Filarmónica União Samorense, Ilha do Pico, Festas de Santa Maria Madalena, 2012.
Saudação pela Filarmónica União Samorense, aquando a sua estadia na Ilha do Pico, pelas Festas de Santa Maria Madalena, 2012.
Superespecial do Rally de Verão - Madalena do Pico
Mitsubishi Evo VI grupo A - 2ª passagem na super especial do Rali de Verão 2012. Ilha do Pico, Açores.
Grupo Folclórico Ilha Morena de São Mateus do Pico - Santa Maria Madalena 2012
Actuação do Grupo Folclórico "Ilha Morena" de São Mateus do Pico, aquando as festas em honra de Santa Maria Madalena, 2012.
2ª. Parte do Desfile de Carnaval 2013, Madalena do Pico.
2ª. Parte do Desfile de Carnaval 2013, Madalena do Pico.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Faial Channel
The Faial Channel or Canal do Faial is an 8.3 km long channel that separates the islands of Faial and Pico in the central part of the Azores archipelago. The strait is divided into two sections, the Baixa do Norte and the Baixa do Sul.
Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
The Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture is a Unesco World Heritage Site. The vineyard is divided into plots (currais) protected by walls (paredes, murinhos). The walls are built with basalt blocks that have been weathered and broken up and stacked without mortar. Viticulture dates back to the 15th century.
Gruta das Torres
The Gruta das Torres (Portuguese: Grottoe of Towers), is a lava cave, a geological formation of volcanic origin formed from the flow and cooling of subterranean magma rivers. This formation is located outside the parish of Criação Velha, in the municipality of Madalena, on the western flanks of the island of Pico. The cave system formed from a series of pahoehoe lava flows which originating from the Cabeço Bravo parasitic cone about 500 to 1500 years ago.