Places to Visit

Fort built in 1972, it is the island’s only example of military architecture, hosting inside the Municipal Tourism Office and the Tourism Kiosk.

The construction of this church lasted approximately two centuries, mixing the Portuguese Manueline and the baroque styles of architecture. It was one of the first churches in Graciosa.

Large garden with typical Portuguese pavement. It is located in the center of Santa Cruz and includes a marsh.

Church located in the municipality of Madalena do Pico which stands out for its beautiful tiles.

This church stands as the last remains of São Francisco Convent.

Building where the town hall, the police station and the tax service are currently located. It was a Franciscan convent in bygone times.

Considered to be a Mother Church, it was built in the fifteenth century and has undergone several renovations, the last of which dates from the eighteenth century. It has an interesting facade and carved altars. It keeps statues from the old Franciscan convent.

Part of the Franciscan monastery adapted to be a hospital in the middle of the nineteenth century, under the name of Our Lady of the Conception. Built in the first half of the sixteenth century, it got a new facade in the eighteenth century with a porch and three rows of windows.

Oldest religious building of the municipality of Lajes do Pico that belonged to the Franciscan religious order.

St. Peter's Church is a building from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, which took the place of an old temple from the sixteenth century. Inside, it features a statue of orgado from the sixteenth century. The ‘medieval’ parade known as Cavalhadas that takes place every year on June 29, St. Peter’s day, culminates in this church.

Classified as a public interest building, this convent dates back to the seventeenth century. It currently hosts a youth hostel.

This church is located in the city of Horta and was built for the Jesuits. The buildings that surround it became the Town Hall of Horta and the Horta Museum.