Horta

Botanical Garden Capelinhos volcano Horta Scrimshaw Visiting Yachts Whale Factory

Horta

 

Horta

 

Horta is a municipality in the western part of the Azores.

 



The municipality has a population of 15,224, its density is 88/km² and it has an area of 173.1 km².

 

 

The city itself has a population of about 7,000 inhabitants.

 



The municipality includes the totality of the Faial Island.

 

 

 

a taxi awaits for those touring the island

 

 

art from the visiting yachts

More Photos of the Ship Art

 

boating club

 

fishing boat

 

today's catch

 

 

fort

 

 

 

Port Authority

 

clock tower

 

Holy Ghost chapel

 

Whale and Dolphin Watching

 

whale and the Captain

 

dive shop

 

 

Cafe Sport

 

 

 

the bar

 

 

through the door and upstairs to the museum

Photos from the Scrimshaw Museum


Botanical Garden Capelinhos volcano Horta Scrimshaw Visiting Yachts Whale Factory

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