São Miguel Island
São Miguel Island named for the Archangel Michael or, literally, Portuguese for Saint Michael), is also referred to locally as“The Green Island”, is the largest and most populous island in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The island covers 760 km2 (290 sq mi) and has around 140,000 inhabitants, with 45,000 of these people resident in the largest city in the archipelago: Ponta Delgada. In 1427, São Miguel became the […]
Paul’s Peak Lookout is a Portuguese gazebo located in Feteiras, municipality of Ponta Delgada, Azores island of Sao Miguel. This viewpoint located at high altitude offers a huge view that is lost in the distance. The view extends to the north and south coasts and inland mountains. Close this viewpoint is the Empadadas Lagoon and […]
The current collections of the Carlos Machado Museum, subject to minor collections in the field of epigraphy, agro-industrial and decorative arts technologies, spread across four main sections: Natural History, Art, Religious Art and Ethnography. The Natural History collections relate to the museum’s founding in the late nineteenth century, and reflect the scientific spirit of the […]
