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Praia do Almoxarife

Portugal
Praia do Almoxarife, Portugal
Photo: José Luís Ávila Silveira/Pedro Noronha e Costa Public domain source
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This civil parish on the island of Faial in the Azores, Praia do Almoxarife sits on a long black sand beach that has made it a summer destination for the wider Horta municipality. Backed by mountain terrain with scenic viewpoints, it also served as the beachhead of early settlement on the island.

  • Nearest water0.1 km
  • Nearest mountain2.4 km
  • UNESCO within 50 km2
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