for rheumatism and skin diseases; its hypersaline waters whose temperatures average , attracted "beachgoers" who travelled to the ocean-carved pools for refreshment during the Gilded Age, while partaking of the thermal waters at the spa. Since this period, the use of the thermal waters has been intermittent, during phases of proactive local governments; around the late 20th century the buildings were already in ruins. Plans to economically rejuvenate the area were concentrated on reconstructing the buildings, as a way to attract new visitors. But, in November 2007, these small plans were suspended in order to redevelop the site into a Hotel-Spa facility. These plans stagnated until 2009 when, along with INOVA, the regional government proposed a new project to revitalize the thermal-spa potentiality of the Azores (called TERMAZ), which projected the reconstruction of the existing Varadouro spa buildings: a project that was stalled by 2011. Amid opposition declarations requesting a timeline for their reconstruction, by 2011, the Regional Government indicated their intention to expropriate lands necessary to "re-qualify and reactivate" the Thermae of Varadouro (and suggesting that only 10% had not been acquired until this point). Architecture Civic Geological Museum of the Volcano (); Handicrafts School of Capelo (); House of the Washerwomen (), recuperated in 2012, located in Fonte das Areias, this public washbasin was used by local women until the end of the 19th century, and was associated with the Dabney family (who had a summer cottage here 1806 and 1892); This washbasin was the first location to provide potable water to the parish of Capelo. Part of the Protected Landscape of the Central Zone (), the structure is included within the Trail of the 10 Volcanoes (), which was also improved during the requalification of the areas; Lighthouse of Ponta dos Capelinhos () and Interpretative Centre of the Capelinhos Volcano (), the 19th century lighthouse that took half a century to construct, but was destroyed in less than a year during the Capelinhos volcanic eruption (1957–58); Lighthouse of Vale Formoso (), a 20th-century modernist lighthouse recognizable for its simplistic lines, comparable to the lighthouse in the Formigas; Thermal Spa of Varadouro () Religious Church of Nossa Senhora da Esperança () Church of Santissima Trinidade () Hermitage of Nossa Senhora do Carmo () Culture Festivities In addition to the festivals associated with the Holy Spirit (which occur several weeks following Easter), the parish is the center of the