This pretty former fishing village has recently been developed with swimming pool areas but most notably, it is famous for being the first landfall of Christopher Columbus on his return from the Ameri...
Located in the northeast, this shell shaped bay is stunning with its steep sides covered in tiny terraced vineyards stretching down to the turquoise sea. On your way down, don’t forget to stop a...
At the foot of steep cliffs and in a wide bay, lies the lovely pale sand beach of Praia which is undoubtedly the best known swimming beach and probably the best in the Azores. There is not much...
Drive up to Pico Alto at 587m and get a panoramic view of the whole of Santa Maria.
