Place sítio/locality Porto Santo
Fontinha
Porto Santo
sítio in the town of Porto Santo, parish and municipality of Porto Santo
Fontinha is a locality in the town of Porto Santo known for its mineral-water spring, famed for treating stomach complaints. Its water was analysed in Paris in 1893 and classed as bicarbonated and sodium-sulphated, and it is bottled and exported by a concessionary company based there. The area also has traces of a raised beach, a small stream and Isidoro da Silva's salt works.
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- Porto Santo (parish) — One of the main localities.
- Porto Santo (hydrography) — Area with traces of the raised beach and a small stream.
- Salt pans — Site of Isidoro da Silva's salt works.
- Water analyses — Porto Santo spring whose water was analysed.
- Porto Santo (island) — Spring famed for medicinal waters for stomach complaints.
- Fontinha — Locality in the town of Porto Santo with a mineral-water fountain and bottling company.