Santa Cruz das Flores
Santa Cruz das Flores, Flores - Portugal
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Santa Cruz das Flores is an elegant town with many superb buildings showing evidence of past prosperity. The administrative centre of the island, it received its charter in 1548. In 1841 it became administrative centre for the western group of the archipelago. Santa Cruz is probably the only town in the world where the runway of the airport leads you almost directly into the town centre. The liveliest places in Santa Cruz are the Praça and the harbour. Porto Velho’s lighthouse is today only used by local fishermen. Porto do Boqueirão is the location of the old whaling factory.
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