Praia Formosa

#57 among destinations in Portugal

Top attraction, Beach, Forts and castles

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The Fort of São João Baptista is the ruins of a 16th-century maritime fort situated on the western edge of Praia Formoso, in the civil parish of Almagreira, municipality of Vila do Porto, on the Portuguese island of Santa Maria. ()

Local name: Forte de São João Baptista da Praia Formosa Built: XVI centuryCoordinates: 36°57'4"N, 25°5'51"W

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AzoresPortugal

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Praia Formosa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort of São Brás, Lagar, Reserva Florestal de Recreio de Valverde, Regional Natural Monument of Pedreira do Campo.

2.7 miW
Historical place, Forts and castles
Fort of São Brás, Santa Maria Island
70 min walk • The Fort of São Brás is a 17th-century maritime fort situated on the southern cliffs of the civil parish of Vila do Porto, municipality of the same name, on the Portuguese island of Santa Maria, in the archipelago of the Azores.
4.3 miE
Archaeological site
Lagar, Santa Maria Island
110 min walk • The Lagar of Diogo Fernandes Faleiro is an ancient winepress, hewn from riverbank rocks, situated in the civil parish of Santo Espírito in the municipality of Vila do Porto, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
2.1 miW
Playground, Park, National park
Reserva Florestal de Recreio de Valverde, Santa Maria Island
54 min walk • The Recreational Forest Reserve of Valverde is a recreational forest located centrally on the island of Santa Maria, in the civil parish of Vila do Porto, municipality of Vila do Porto in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
1.7 miW
Park
Regional Natural Monument of Pedreira do Campo, Santa Maria Island
44 min walk • The Regional Natural Monument of Pedreira do Campo, which singularly translated means field quarry, is an area located west of Pico do Facho and Ponta do Figueiral, in the civil parish and municipality of Vila do Porto, on the island of Santa Maria in the Eastern Group of the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
1.6 miN
Park
Recreational Forest Reserve of Fontinhas, Santa Maria Island
42 min walk • The Recreational Forest Reserve of Fontinhas is a recreational forest located centrally on the island of Santa Maria, in the civil parish of Santo Espírito, municipality of Vila do Porto in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
2.5 miW
City hall
Convent of São Francisco, Santa Maria Island
65 min walk • The Convent of São Francisco, originally designated the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Vitória, located in the Largo of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in the civil parish of Vila do Porto, municipality of the same name on the island of Santa Maria, in the Portuguese in the Azores.
2.8 miNE
Church
Church, Santa Maria Island
73 min walk • The Church of Santa Bárbara is a Roman Catholic church in the civil parish of Santa Bárbara, municipality of Vila do Porto, in the archipelago of the Azores.
2.3 miN
View point
Pico Alto, Santa Maria Island
58 min walk • Pico Alto is a mountain which is the highest point, 586.84 metres, on the island of Santa Maria, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
1.2 miNW
Church
Church of Nossa Senhora do Bom Despacho, Santa Maria Island
31 min walk • The Church of Nossa Senhora do Bom Despacho is the parochial church of the civil parish of Almagreira, located in the municipality of Vila do Porto, Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.