Monday, January 1, 2024

💙💙 Parish of Ginetes (Municipality of Ponta Delgada)


GINETES
(Parish of Ponta Delgada Municipality)
37.84779, -25.83848

Ginetes is a civil parish in the Ponta Delgada municipality,  São Miguel Island,  Azores. It has 12.07 km² of area and 1184 inhabitants (2021 census). Its population density is 91.7 hab./km².

Ginetes has a road that connects Mosteiros to the Ponta Delgada.

The main activity is agriculture. It has the Atlantic Ocean to the south and west and mountains to the north and northeast.


Geography
Situated on the western coast of São Miguel, the parish of Ginetes is one of the largest in the municipality of Ponta Delgada. In addition to the main village of Ginetes, the parish includes the small town of Várzea, and the localities Lomba de Cima, Lomba dos Gagos, Moio, São Sebastião, and Topo.

Architecture
Church of São Sebastião (Portuguese: Igreja de São Sebastião), its architecture resulted from various alterations over the centuries.

Culture
The parish realizes religious festivals in honor of the patron saint (São João) in June, while in Várzea, celebrations marking the Holy Family occur in the last weekend of July. Secular events include the local philharmonic band (Filarmónica Minerva de Ginetes) festivities on the first weekend of August, that includes a procession of traditional carts and allegorical floats.























































































 Miradouro do Escalvado (Viewpoint)
37.87103; -25.84122

Built on a cliff, this viewpoint is one of the perfect places to contemplate the sea and enjoy one of the most beautiful sunsets on the island of São Miguel. It offers a fantastic view to two major landscape references of Ponta Delgada County: the tip of Ferraria and the islets of Mosteiros.
















FAROL DA FERRARIA (Lighthouse)
37.85339, - 25.84976


This lighthouse is composed of a tower and a house for the keeper. It's placed 107 metros above sea level on the west coast of S. Miguel island.

The lighthouse of Ferraria was only established on 22 October 1901, as said the Navigators Notice No. 18, that same day: "Having finished the period of experience the light from the lighthouse of Ferraria will finally start on 9 of next November."

Early, the light source was a lamp of constant level, later replaced by an incandescent oil vapor. The rotation of the optic was produced by a clock machine.

The lighthouse was electrified in 1957 with electrogenic groups. The light source has become a 3000W lamp. In 1974 an electric motor was mounted to feed the the clock machine, an invention of the chief of the lighthouse (Bettencourt Leça), a clear proof that the need sharpens the work.

The lamp was electrified with public energy in 1988, getting to work with a lamp 1000W/120V and rotation from electric motors.

he lighthouse can be visited, but only in the afternoon on Wednesdays and with the permission of the lighthouse keeper. Without these conditions, you cannot enter the lighthouse facilities.












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