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Beira Mar
- food & drink
Largo Miguel Corte Real
9700-030, Angra do Heroísmo
Inserido no hotel com o mesmo nome, oferece um ambiente agradável, com destaque para os lugares na varanda, onde poderá apreciar o mar e a marina.
Estádio João Paulo II
- leisure
VRR 1
9700, Angra do Heroísmo
Estádio inaugurado em 1924, com 7000 lugares. Foi construído pelo arquiteto Fábio Pereira e pertence ao Governo Regional dos Açores.
Farol das Contendas
- heritage
Canada do Sargo
9700-646, Angra do Heroísmo
Lighthouse established in 1934 in the southwestern part of the island of Terceira, in the area called Tip of the Contentions. It is a prismatic tower with thirteen feet tall and 54 of altitude in relation to the sea, to which a building annex adossa.
Farol da Serreta
- heritage
Canada do Farol
9700-661, Angra do Heroísmo
Metallic tower with about fifteen meters high, located in the so-called tip of Serreta. Was started in 1908, being guarded by a lighthouse keeper.
Praça Velha
- heritage
Praça Velha
9700-201, Angra do Heroísmo
Inserida no centro histórico desta bela cidade, reconhecido pela UNESCO, em 1983, como Cidade Património Mundial, a Praça Velha é o principal e mais antigo espaço de encontro cívico de Angra do Heroísmo.
Gruta das Agulhas
- country
EM509, 185
9700, Porto Judeu
This characteristic lava tube is one of the main attractions of Porto Judeu, due to its curious characteristics and location. This cave was formed due to the eruption of the Algar do Carvão Volcano. Its name comes from some sedimentary formations on the walls and ceiling of the cave, in needle shape.
Sé Catedral de Angra do Heroísmo / Sé Catedral do Santíssimo Salvador
- heritage
Rua da Sé
9700-191, Angra do Heroísmo
It is the largest monument in the Azores, built in 1570 by Cardinal Dom Henriqueorders on an old Gothic church from the 15th century. Its interior is of great architectural interest, highlighting the high altar in ambulatory shape, various tiles, paintings and images from the 17th century, a sacristy with rosewood furniture and some religious vestments and oil portraits of diocesan prelates.
Furnas do Enxofre
- country
ER5-2
9700, Porto Judeu
Place where several volcanic phenomena take place, as the fumaroles, which send hot gases and water vapors resulting from the infiltration of rain. They are classified as Regional Natural Monument.
Pico das Cruzinhas
- country
Caminho Florestal Monte Brasil
9700, Angra do Heroísmo
An elevation that belongs to the Mount Brasil, considered the largest volcanic unit on the island and it is an area of great scenic and historical interest. There is a belvedere with privileged views of the Ribeirinha Hill, of Porto Judeu and of the Santa Bárbara Hill.