Gruta do Natal

Useful Information

Location:	At the Pico Gordo (622 m asl), next to the lake Lagoa do Negro. From the road Angra do Heroismo to Biscoitos, turn off and follows signs to Lagoa do Negro.
Open:	JUN-SEP daily 15-17. [1999]
Fee:	Adults EUR 6.50, Reduced EUR 5, Children (0-12) free. Groups (+): Adults EUR 3.50. [2009]
Classification:	lava tube
Light:	Incandescent Electric Light System
Dimension:	L=510 m.
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Address:	Os Montanheiros, Rua da Rocha 8, 9700-169 Angra do Heroísmo, Tel: +351-295-212992, Cell: +351-961-362215, Fax: +351-295-216465. E-mail:
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History

01-DEC-1998	opened as a show cave.
2003	entrance building enlarged.

Description

This lava tube is used by the locals every year at Christmas to celebrate a Mass (25-DEC, 11). Originally an undeveloped cave, the numer of visitor increased drastically during the last years, and so it was developd by the mountaineering club Os Montanheiros.