Santa Maria Island, Easternmost island of Azores archipelago, Portugal
Santa Maria Island spans 97 square kilometers, featuring golden sand beaches, volcanic formations, coastal cliffs, and Mediterranean climate with rolling hills.
Portuguese navigator Diogo de Silves discovered Santa Maria in 1427, establishing Vila do Porto as the first settlement in the Azores archipelago.
The inhabitants of Santa Maria maintain pottery traditions, produce ceramics, create wool garments, and prepare regional dishes with fresh seafood.
Santa Maria Airport connects the island to mainland Portugal through regular flights, while ferries provide transportation to other Azorean islands.
The island contains geological formations from different periods, making it the oldest in the Azores with distinctive white sand beaches.
Location: Azores
Capital city: Vila do Porto
Part of: Azores
GPS coordinates: 36.97320,-25.09450
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:29
Pico Alto
1.2 km
Church of Nossa Senhora da Assunção
5.1 km
Hermitage of Nossa Senhora dos Anjos
6.4 km
LORAN Station (Santa Maria)
5 km
Fort of São Brás
5.5 km
Gonçalo Velho Lighthouse
8.5 km
Church of Santa Bárbara
2.6 km
Praia do Fogo
86.5 km
Aveiro waterfall
7.1 km
Reserva Florestal de Recreio das Fontinhas
2.2 km
Formigas Lighthouse
43.3 km
Church of Nossa Senhora do Bom Despacho
1.4 km
Convent of São Francisco
4.9 km
Protected Landscape of Barreiro da Faneca
3.3 km
Lagar of Diogo Fernandes Faleiro
7.2 km
Ponta Garca Lighthouse
86 km
Fort of São João Baptista of Praia Formosa
2.5 km
Recreational Forest Reserve of Valverde
4 km
Monumento Natural da Pedreira do Campo, do Figueiral e Prainha
4.3 km
Cascade of the stream of Maloás
5.4 km
Fort Prainha
2.8 km
Chapel of Nossa Senhora de Lurdes
4.2 km
Raposo Bay Waterfall
3.7 km
Ponta do Malmerendo Light
6.7 km
Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário, Praça Velha, Mãe de Deus
87.2 km
Edifício dos Paços do Concelho, Mãe de Deus,
87.2 km
Junta de Freguesia de Vila do Porto
4.7 km
Junta de Freguesia de Faial da Terra
86.3 kmReviews
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