2025
FÁBRICA DA BALEIA
Horta
Public buildings to visit
€
5/5
(1 review)
Plant operated by the SIMAL company, manufacturing and exporting sperm whale oil and meal.Read more
2025
PORTAS DO MAR
Ponta Delgada
Contemporary architecture
Marina serving inter-island ferries and cruise ships in Ponta Delgada.Read more
2025
CAMARA MUNCIPAL DE VILA DO PORTO
Vila Do Porto
Public buildings to visit
Open
- from 08h30 to 16h30
2025
SÃO BRAS FORT AND MILITARY MUSEUM OF THE AZORES
Ponta Delgada
Military monuments
€
4/5
(2 reviews)
Fort built by order of Dom João III to defend the island from pirates at Ponta Delgada.Read more
2025
FORT DE SANTA CRUZ
Horta
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
4/5
(1 review)
Fortress housing an elegant pousada, built in 1567 and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Read more
2025
CITY GATES
Ponta Delgada
Mansion to visit
3.5/5
(2 reviews)
The Portes de la Ville, one of the symbols of the capital, built in 1783 near the old quay.Read more
2025
MUNICIPAL MARKET
Horta
Markets
3/5
(2 reviews)
Beautiful, modern municipal market where you can find Loja do Triângulo, a cooperative ...Read more
2025
CASA DO MACHADO
Ponta Ruiva
Places associated with famous people to visit
A visit to José's parents' house in Ponta Ruiva, where admission is free and the door is ...Read more
2025
SANT'ANA PALACE
Ponta Delgada
Palaces to visit
A neoclassical building by an English architect in Ponta Delgada.Read more
2025
PAÇOS DO CONCELHO
Angra Do Heroísmo
Public buildings to visit
Majestic 19th-century building near the magnificent Jesuit College church.Read more
2025
TOWN HALL AND SINEIRA TOWER
Ponta Delgada
Public buildings to visit
A fine Baroque building whose façade is adorned with a Gothic shield bearing the national coat ...Read more
2025
CAPTAINS GENERAL PALACE
Angra Do Heroísmo
Palaces to visit
€
Residence of the Captains General of the Azores, featuring a fountain and a superb dragon tree.Read more
2025
DO GINJAL WINDMILL
Vila Do Porto
Works of art to see
Flemish-inspired windmill north of Vila do Porto town center, with generally red domes.Read more
2025
FORT DE SÃO SEBASTIÃO
Angra Do Heroísmo
Military monuments
Fort built by order of King Dom Sebastião in the 16thcentury , now restored as a hotel.Read more
2025
SÃO FILIPE CASTLE
Angra Do Heroísmo
Castles to visit
The largest Spanish fortress built abroad, protected by ditches and massive 5 km walls.Read more
2025
SÃO BRAS FORT
Vila Do Porto
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
This fort consists of a small bastion, whose ramparts offer a panoramic view of the bay and the ...Read more
2025
TOWN HALL (PAÇOS DO CONCELHO)
Praia Da Vitória
Public buildings to visit
Building in the center of the shopping district, now home to Praia da Vitória's town hall.Read more
2025
BELA CAST IRON PALACE
Ponta Delgada
Schools colleges and universities to visit
Baron Fonte Bela's magnificent construction is considered one of the finest establishments of ...Read more