Remédios

Remédios is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. The population in 2001 is 997, its density is 179.3/km² and the area is 5.56 km². It is located in the northwestern part of the island of São Miguel and is connected by roads linking Mosteiros and Ribeira Grande. The mountains which are covered with lovely laurisilva trees are to the southwest while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the northeast. The main industry are agriculture. Farmlands dominate within the coastline while the mountainous areas cover the rest of Remédios. Remédios is accessed with a bus route linking to Ponta Delgada. The Airport of Ponta Delgada is located in this parish. The airport offers flights to the rest of Portugal as well as Madeira, the Canary Islands, western Europe, North America and some other destinations with TAP, Varig, Air Transat and other planes.

Related Topics:
Ponta Delgada - Azores - 2001 - São Miguel - Mosteiros - Ribeira Grande - Laurisilva - Madeira - Canary Islands - Europe - TAP - Varig - Air Transat

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