Ponta Delgada is the lagest place in the Azores and has been the capital of São Miguel since 1522. The town stretches along a bay on the island's south coast and boats Boasting many impressive churches, convents and majestic white houses that are reminders of the port’s colonial history during the Age of Discovery in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Founded in 1533, the parish church of São Sebastião is notable for its Manueline façade and two outstanding Baroque doorways, as well as an impressive high altar of carved cedar wood. A short drive north-west of the city is Caldeira das Sete Cidades, an extinct volcano which holds two adjoining lakes, one emerald-green and the other sapphire-blue.
Portas da Cidade, Ponta Delgada - São Miguel Island, photo by Associação de Turismo dos Açores
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