Angra do Heroismo
Also known as Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores, Centre d'Angra do Heroísmo, Centre historique d'Angra do Heroismo, Centro Historico de Angra do Heroismo, Centro histórico de Angra do Heroísmo, Centro Histórico de Angra do Heroísmo
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iv), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
Portugal
Inscribed
1983
List reference
206
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Angra do Heroismo is about 170 km north-west of Ponta Delgada. The nearest other World Heritage site is Pico Island Vineyards, about 120 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Ponta Delgada · about 62,000 peopleabout 170 km south-east
- Funchal · about 205,000 peopleabout 1150 km south-east
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife · about 336,000 peopleabout 1520 km south-east
- Lisbon · about 2,812,000 peopleabout 1570 km east
- Leiria · about 45,000 peopleabout 1590 km east
- Setúbal · about 118,000 peopleabout 1590 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
PortugalCultural116 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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