Attractions

  • "Esperanca" Convent

    Address:
    Campo de São Francisco, Ponta Delgada, Portugal .

    Located in Campo de São Francisco, this 16th-century convent continues its religious activities to this day. Here you will find the Sanctuary of the Lord Holy Christ of Miracles, a place of immense devotion for the Azorean people, and one of the most important treasures of sacred art in the country.

  • Carlos Machado Museum

    Address:
    Rua do Dr.Guilherme Poças, 9500 Ponta Delgada, Portugal .

    This museum in a former convent offers eclectic exhibits of historical artifacts, art & taxidermy.

  • Portas da Cidade

    Address:
    Praça de Gonçalo Velho, 9500-150 Ponta Delgada, Portugal .

    Iconic 18th-century gates featuring ornate archways in a charming, illuminated public square.

  • Graça Farmers Market

    Address:
    R. do Mercado 15, 9500-349 Ponta Delgada, Portugal .

    At Graça Market, you’ll find sections for fishmongers and butchers, as well as a few shops selling flowers, souvenirs, and various regional agricultural and craft products. It preserves the tradition of direct and fair trade, without intermediaries.

  • "Antonio Borges" Botanical Garden

    Address:
    Jardim António Borges, Rua de São Joaquim, Ponta Delgada, Portugal .

    This is a romantic 19th-century garden founded by António Borges da Câmara de Medeiros, an Azorean merchant and politician interested in botany, who imported several hundred exotic species from all continents to the island of São Miguel, transforming his property into a botanical garden.

  • Pineapple Plantation

    Address:
    Rua das Laranjeiras, Ponta Delgada, Portugal .

    Come and discover this unique cultivation method, done in traditional whitewashed glass greenhouses (with lime to regulate light and heat), using decomposing plant matter to create artificial soil and heat. Each fruit takes about 2 years (more than 700 days) to harvest. Free visits.

  • "Portas Mar" Marina

    Address:
    Portas do Mar, Rua de São Pedro, Ponta Delgada, Portugal .

    Portas do Mar is the main marina and cruise terminal in Ponta Delgada. It's an arrival point for cruise ships, ferries, and tourist boats (whale watching), and features shops, cafes, and restaurants with terraces. It also has underground parking.

  • Parque Atlantico Mall

    Address:
    Rua da Juventude, Ponta Delgada, Portugal .

    Whimsical shopping mall with dozens of specialty stores, a range of eateries & a movie theater.

  • "Pesqueiro" Natural Sea Pool

    Address:
    Piscinas do Pesqueiro, EN1-1A, Ponta Delgada, Portugal .

    Part of the Portas do Mar Complex, this natural pool is very used by the island’s locals and visitors throughout the year. It is fully equipped with the necessary infrastructures and constantly under monitored all year long.

  • "Quarteirao" Art District

    Address:
    Rua de Pedro Homem, Ponta Delgada, Portugal .

    It is the creative zone and art district on Carvalho Araújo, Pedro Homem and D’Água streets, in the historic center of Ponta Delgada. Many commercial spaces have been recovered and given a new life. “The Quarter” project brings together a series of spaces such as galleries, studios, bookstores, bars, workshops, restaurants and even a printing shop.

  • "José do Canto" Botanical Garden

    Address:
    Jardim José do Canto, Rua Jose Do Canto, Ponta Delgada, Portugal .

    José do Canto (1820-1898) was a cultured wealthy man and a nature lover. Well versed in the secrets of botany, he established contacts with botanical gardens and nurseries from around the world, from whose he bought, sold or exchanged plants.

    Since the mid-19th Century he turned his garden, located in Santana, Ponta Delgada, into an outstanding space for the acclimation of thousands of species, many of them later introduced into his landscaped woods at Furnas and Lagoa do Congro. 

    Edmond Goeze (1838-1929), a german botanist, on behalf of the Botanical Garden of Coimbra University, conducted in 1866 a mission in São Miguel. Impressed with the “lovely gardens that exist in Ponta Delgada”, he wrote that “the garden of Mr. José do Canto is unquestionably the richest of all, probably having over 3,000 species. None of the private gardens that we had a chance to visit in Europe can compare. (...)"

  • "São Brás" Fortress

    Address:
    Forte de São Brás, Rua Engenheiro Abel Ferin Coutinho, Ponta Delgada, Portugal .

    This polygonal fortress follows the design of Italian Tomaso Benedetti; it has four bastions at the corners, prepared to receive firearms and low but very thick walls. Inside, there is a square and around it a set of buildings of diverse epochs and configurations.

    Over the centuries it has been altered with new additions and transformations. Its function consisted of guaranteeing national sovereignty, protecting the city of Ponta Delgada and defending commercial fleets from the attacks of English, French and Algerian pirates and privateers. At present, it houses the Command of the Military Zone of the Azores, as well as the Military Museum of the Azores.

  • Church of the Jesuit College

    Address:
    Largo do Colégio, Lg. do Colégio, Ponta Delgada, Portugal .

    Its construction began in 1592, along with the adjoining convent, by the religious of the “Companhia de Jesus”, who would establish their College there in the city. Currently, it houses the core of sacred art, in which the painting "The Coronation of the Virgin," by Vasco Pereira Lusitano (1535-1609), stands out. This religious architectural complex is classified as a Property of Public Interest.