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Capelinhos


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 5 attractions in Faial
Traveller 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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Attraction type: Island

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5 of 5 stars
Silver City, New Mexico
29 May 2009

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... more

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Faial, Portugal