Angra do Heroismo Terceira Island Azores Portugal
Portugal

8 Cruises availables At departure or passage at this port

Lindblad Expeditions (6 Cruises)

Ponant (1 Cruises)

Silversea Cruises (1 Cruises)


Frequently Asked Questions

Right against the town, at the foot of Terceira's historic centre. Everything is walkable, with no shuttle: one of the great advantages of this Azorean call.
The listed old centre takes about two hours to cover properly. Add the climb to Monte Brasil and you still have time for a coffee in the public garden.
For its Renaissance grid, laid out with a measuring line from the 16th century and designed for Atlantic trade. From the 15th century until the age of steam, the bay was a compulsory stop for fleets from the Indies and the Americas. UNESCO listed it in 1983.
An old volcanic cone covered in vegetation that shelters the harbour from open-sea winds. A road and footpaths lead to the Pico das Cruzinhas viewpoint, where orange rooftops, the bay and the ocean form one of the finest panoramas in the archipelago.
Allow a good hour on foot there and back from the quays, rather less by taxi to the summit. Terceira families come up to picnic at weekends.
São Sebastião and São João Baptista, built in the 16th and 17th centuries against the corsairs drawn by all that passing wealth. Their black basalt walls still frame the bay, and the second remains one of the largest fortifications in the Atlantic.
A volcanic chimney descended by staircase into a moss-lined underground chamber, about fifteen kilometres from the harbour. For longer calls only.
Small chapels of the Holy Spirit painted in bright colours, scattered through the island's villages. They convey Azorean devotion better than any lecture.
The euro and Portuguese. The Azores are part of Portugal; English is used in central shops and with guides.
Mild and changeable all year, with showers that pass quickly. Bring a windbreaker even in summer: the Atlantic does as it likes with Azorean skies.