Roadtrip por São Miguel: Explorando la Joya de las Azores

About the destination: Ponta Delgada is the largest municipality and administrative capital of the Autonomous Region of the Azores in Portugal. It is located on São Miguel Island, the largest and most populous in the archipelago. The population in 2011 was 68,809, in an area of 232.99 square kilometres (89.96 square miles). There are 17,629 residents in the three central civil parishes that comprise the historical city: São Pedro, São Sebastião, and São José.[3] Ponta Delgada became the region's administrative capital under the revised constitution of 1976; the judiciary and Catholic see remained in the historical capital of Angra do Heroísmo while the Legislative Assembly of the Azores was established in Horta.

About the destination: Ponta Delgada is the largest municipality and administrative capital of the Autonomous Region of the Azores in Portugal. It is located on São Miguel Island, the largest and most populous in the archipelago. The population in 2011 was 68,809, in an area of 232.99 square kilometres (89.96 square miles). There are 17,629 residents in the three central civil parishes that comprise the historical city: São Pedro, São Sebastião, and São José.[3] Ponta Delgada became the region's administrative capital under the revised constitution of 1976; the judiciary and Catholic see remained in the historical capital of Angra do Heroísmo while the Legislative Assembly of the Azores was established in Horta.

About the destination: São Vicente Ferreira is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada in the Portuguese archipelago of Azores. MAIN TOURIST ATTRACTIONS - Monte Verde. The highest point on Sao Vicente at 725 metres. The top of the mountain hosts several communications towers and is the only place on the island you will find a variety of wild green plants. - Sao Pedro. Long sandy beach just behind the airport. - Praia Grande. Beach around the headland from Calhau. Popular with locals at the weekends. - Baia das Gatas. Amazingly sheltered bay. The shallow, calm waters make the area perfect for bathing.

About the destination: Ribeira Grande (Portuguese, Rio Grande) is a Portuguese city on the island of San Miguel, Azores, with about 5,300 inhabitants. It is the seat of a municipality with 179.50 km² of area and about 28 462 inhabitants (2001), subdivided into 14 parishes. The municipality is bounded on the east by the municipality of Nordeste, on the south by Povoação, Vila Franca do Campo and Lagoa, on the west by Ponta Delgada and on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean on the north. It was elevated to the category of city on June 29, 1981.

About the destination: Lagoa is a municipality in the southwestern part of São Miguel Island in the Azores. Lagoa is located east of Ponta Delgada, the island capital. Its tourist ex-libris is the small resort hamlet of Caloura, nestled along the southern coast and separated from the neighboring community of Água de Alto. Throughout the year there are diverse cultural events, the most relevant is the Festa do Pescador, in addition to folklore festivals and nautical themed events. Within the village, the Jardim dos Anjos, was begun during the 1970s and remodeled in 1991, and is a situated in front of the parochial church of Nossa Senhora dos Anjos. The Park of Convento dos Franciscanos is also an important tourist attraction in the parish. The Praça de Nossa Senhora da Graça, a square in Lagoa is also another place of leisure that includes an open-air amphitheater, used in local cultural and recreational events. The main attraction along the southern coast of Roário is the open-air Complexo Municipal de Piscinas; situated along Rua Cidade de New Bedford.

About the destination: Ponta Delgada is the largest municipality and administrative capital of the Autonomous Region of the Azores in Portugal. It is located on São Miguel Island, the largest and most populous in the archipelago. The population in 2011 was 68,809, in an area of 232.99 square kilometres (89.96 square miles). There are 17,629 residents in the three central civil parishes that comprise the historical city: São Pedro, São Sebastião, and São José.[3] Ponta Delgada became the region's administrative capital under the revised constitution of 1976; the judiciary and Catholic see remained in the historical capital of Angra do Heroísmo while the Legislative Assembly of the Azores was established in Horta.

About the destination: Furnas is a civil parish in the municipality of Povoação on the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,439,[1] in an area of 34.43 km².[2] The parish is one of the largest in the island and in the Azores. It is located east of Lagoa and Ponta Delgada, west of Povoação and southeast of Ribeira Grande. One of the earliest references to Furnas came from the harvesting of trees in the valley of Furnas, in order to assist the construction of many of the homes destroyed by the 1522 earthquakes and landslides in Vila Franca do Campo. This includes numerous trees used to rebuild the parochial church, a project begun by Donatary-Captain Rui Gonçalves da Câmara. In 1553, his predecessor Manuel da Câmara, issued an edict to re-plant these trees after the area was nearly deforested, and roadways were expanded under his son, Rui Gonçalves da Câmara, in order to develop the area, allowing cattle herding in the valley after 1577.

About the destination: Povoação (Portuguese pronunciation: [puvuɐˈsɐ̃w]) is a municipality located in the southeastern corner of the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 6,327, in an area of 106.41 km².

About the destination: Ponta Delgada is the largest municipality and administrative capital of the Autonomous Region of the Azores in Portugal. It is located on São Miguel Island, the largest and most populous in the archipelago. The population in 2011 was 68,809, in an area of 232.99 square kilometres (89.96 square miles). There are 17,629 residents in the three central civil parishes that comprise the historical city: São Pedro, São Sebastião, and São José.[3] Ponta Delgada became the region's administrative capital under the revised constitution of 1976; the judiciary and Catholic see remained in the historical capital of Angra do Heroísmo while the Legislative Assembly of the Azores was established in Horta.

About the destination: Caloura is an Azorean village located in Vale de Cabaços, belonging to Água de Pau, municipality of Lagoa, island of São Miguel, archipelago of the Azores. In this locality is one of the oldest convents of the island of São Miguel, the Caloura Convent, which is classified as Asset of Public Interest by the Regional Government of the Azores. It is also in Caloura that the 'Bateria de Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Caloura' was built for the defense of the coastline. It is land of wine production with particular predominance for the 'Vinho de cheiro'.

About the destination: Ponta Delgada is the largest municipality and administrative capital of the Autonomous Region of the Azores in Portugal. It is located on São Miguel Island, the largest and most populous in the archipelago. The population in 2011 was 68,809, in an area of 232.99 square kilometres (89.96 square miles). There are 17,629 residents in the three central civil parishes that comprise the historical city: São Pedro, São Sebastião, and São José.[3] Ponta Delgada became the region's administrative capital under the revised constitution of 1976; the judiciary and Catholic see remained in the historical capital of Angra do Heroísmo while the Legislative Assembly of the Azores was established in Horta.