Ponta Delgada is the gateway to the famous crater lakes, volcanoes and rugged coastline of the Azores archipelago. The city offers a mix of modern comforts with gothic churches, historic forts and traditional Portuguese tavernas

Ponta Delgada started as a simple fishing village attracted by its safe coves, but soon began to play the role of main port of the island of São Miguel. The city grew and saw the appearance during the 17th and 18th centuries of the convents, churches and manor houses that still today define its historic center.

Ponta Delgada is now a cosmopolitan, outward-looking city with an active economic and cultural life. The extensive waterfront, which flanks the port and the sea, defining the city’s profile, is the expression of its dynamism, of its adaptation to new times and is also the access route to the city.

With a history of more than five centuries and precious testimonies of the past, Ponta Delgada is a multifaceted city where tradition coexists with modernity and cosmopolitanism with the healthy tranquility of Azorean life.

Don’t miss seeing in Ponta Delgada the São Sebastião Mother Church, the São Pedro Church, the São José Church, the Nossa Senhora da Esperança Convent and Chapel, the Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres Treasury, the Carlos Machado Museum, the City Gates and the José do Canto Garden.