Location: Vila do Porto
Top Things to do in Vila do Porto
What to do and see in Vila do Porto, Azores: The Best Things to do
Vila do Porto (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvilɐ ðu ˈpoɾtu], the Port Town) is the single municipality, the name of the main town and one of the civil parishes on the island of Santa Maria, in the Portuguese archipelago of Azores. Its nearest neighbor, administratively, is the municipality of Povoação on the southern coast of São Miguel (to the northwest), and it is physically southwest of the islets of the Formigas. The population in 2011 was 5,552, in an area of 96.89 km².
Restaurants in Vila do Porto
1. Baia do Raposo
2. Ilha a Pe
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5.0 based on 15 reviews
We have 4 cottages on the Grand Route trail of Santa Maria island. Hikers who like tranquility and nature can now rest in our eco-cottages and do the hike in 5 days.
3. Miradouro Sao Lourenco
4. Farol de Goncalo Velho
5. Gruta do Figueiral
6. Dalberto Pombo Environmental Interpretation Centre
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4.5 based on 20 reviews
The House of Fossils // Dalberto Pombo Environmental Interpretation Centre (CIADP) resulted of the reconstruction of an old historic building in Vila do Porto. This Centre houses the collections of the naturalist Dalberto Pombo, true pioneer in the study of the geological and biological diversity of Santa Maria and aims to promote the natural heritage in a dynamic and interactive way, with educational and scientific approach. To know more about the marine fossils, unique in the Azores and of international importance, a new space was created in the Centre, the House of Fossils, where the visitor can observe several examples of the naturalist’s collection and of the University of the Azores’ reference collection.
