Serreta (Azores)

Serreta is a parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira in the Azores. The population in 2001 was 374, its population density was 26/km², and the land area is 14.36 km². The parish lies at an elevation of 471 metres (1548 feet). It is one of the smallest in population and population density among the parishes of Angra do Heroísmo.

Architecture

Civic

• Lighthouse of Serreta Portuguese: Farol da Serreta), located at the Ponta da Serreta, the lighthouse was completed in 1908, after originally being conceived in the late 19th century^[2]
• Serreta Inn (Portuguese: Estalagem da Serreta), designed by architect João Correia Rebelo, the inn was constructed between 1963 and 1969 (and opened on 9 September 1969) to support visitors to the western coast of Angra do Heroísmo, but by the end of the 1980s the inn was abandoned and closed.^[3][4] During its short history, it hosted French President George Pompidou, on the occasion of the 12-14 December 1971 Atlantic Meeting with U.S. President Richard M. Nixon.^[4][5] It was later used by the Associação La Patriache to assist addicts, with the support of the Regional Government, before being bought by Grupo Paim in 1998.^[3][4] It was classified as a property of public interest by the Regional Government of the Azores on 24 January 2007.^[3][4]

Religious

• Church of Nossa Senhora dos Milagres (Portuguese: Igreja de Nossa Senhora dos Milagres), completed in the 19th century (1852) from the donations of its parochia, but damaged after the 1980 earthquake.^[6]

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