The Viewpoint at Serra do Facho offers a panoramic view of the city of Praia da Vitória, its bay and ocean port.
The Viewpoint at Serra do Cume has one of the most beautiful landscape views of the Azores, popularly called “Manta de Retalhos” or “Patchwork Quilt”. On one side you can see the bay of Praia da Vitória and the Lajes plane and on the other is a view of the […]
The Jardim Duque da Terceira (Duke of Terceira Garden) is a botanical garden in the centre of Angra do Heroísmo with many well cared exotic specimens. In the upper portion of the garden, the “Tanque do Preto” deserves a visit. (It is called Black Man’s Tank because of a statue […]
This obelisk is a remembrance of King Dom Pedro IV’s presence in the city of Angra. It was erected on the spot of the first castle of the city that stood in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
This church was built in the architectural style of the Philippine Dynasty at the end of the sixteenth century over a gothic church dating from the fifteenth century. Its interior has many very interesting details among which are an enormous ambulatory main chapel and a carved cedar ceiling.
Monte Brasil is an extinct volcano that emerged from the sea to join the city of Angra do Heroísmo. It is a protected landscape and the city’s natural park. Monte Brasil has excellent viewpoints and tree and shrub species that are of special interest. The Castle of São João Baptista […]
Built in 1946, this lighthouse is located in Manhenha, parish of Piedade, municipality of Lajes do Pico, and is notable for its U-shaped construction with a tower in the center. Its architectural and scientific complex are other great highlights of this one that is the biggest and most emblematic lighthouse […]
Located in the parish and municipality of Lajes do Pico, the Fort of Santa Catarina, or Castle of Santa Catarina, is a fortification whose purpose was to maintain the defense of the anchorage of the region, against possible attacks common at the time. At present, it is the only exemplary […]
Located on the western side of the Pico Mountain Natural Reserve, Furna do Frei Matias is a lava tunnel that has an average length of 650 meters, consisting of several entrances and bifurcations. What draws the attention of this cave is its mythical space, where many believe that there lived […]
One of the most well-known lagoons on the Island, near the Pico Mountain, Captain’s Lagoon welcomes several visitors during the year, mainly due to its views of the Pico Volcano and the nearby São Jorge Island. What seems to be a problem, because it is situated at an altitude of […]
Located in the parish of Prainha, municipality of São Roque do Pico, this park has 11.97 ha and an extension of 2,068 meters, full of vegetation endemic to the Azores. It is in a region known as Mysteries of Prainha due to the lava flows of an eruption that occurred […]
The Lagoa da Rosada is on the eastern side of the island, and is part of the municipality of São Roque do Pico, and its main highlight is undoubtedly the panorama. This is because it is located in a crater deriving from an explosion of cone of slag, in addition […]