Porto Formoso Travel Guide

Tourist Guide

Miradouro de Santa Iria was one of my favorite lookout points on São Miguel Island in the Azores. It seemed an ideal spot to hold a picnic. #lookoutpoints #landscapes #SãoMiguel #Azores The island is filled with a variety of lookout points, so definitely rent a car while visiting and check them out! https://www.google.com.mx/maps/search/Miradouro+Sao+Miguel/@37.8261032,-25.8289386,11z/data=!3m1!4b1 For more details on visiting São Miguel and island hopping in the Azores, check out my blog: https://www.modernodyssey.co/azores-sao-miguel-island/
Miradouro de Santa Iria was one of my favorite lookout points on São Miguel Island in the Azores. It seemed an ideal spot to hold a picnic. #lookoutpoints #landscapes #SãoMiguel #Azores The island is filled with a variety of lookout points, so definitely rent a car while visiting and check them out! https://www.google.com.mx/maps/search/Miradouro+Sao+Miguel/@37.8261032,-25.8289386,11z/data=!3m1!4b1 For more details on visiting São Miguel and island hopping in the Azores, check out my blog: https://www.modernodyssey.co/azores-sao-miguel-island/
Heralded as one of the island's loveliest viewpoints in my Bradt travel guide, Miradouro de Santa Iria can be found along São Miguel's northern coastline, just east of Ribeira Grande. You can definitely see for miles and I quite like the effect the late afternoon sun creates.
One of the 2 tea plantations in all of Europe. Both are on this island. The only plantations in the world not using fertilizers or pesticides
Porto Formoso, Sao Miguel island, Azores
Grand Hotel Açores Atlântico

Grand Hotel Açores Atlântico

5 out of 5
Avenida Infante D. Henrique 113 Ponta Delgada
The price is ₹13,188 per night from 8 Mar to 9 Mar
₹13,188
₹14,141 total
8 Mar - 9 Mar
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this luxury hotel in Ponta Delgada. Enjoy free breakfast, free Wi-Fi and a full-service spa. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff in ...
9.6/10 Exceptional! (1,002 reviews)
Ocean view room. Wonderful fast attentive staff. All was 1st class.

Reviewed on 5 Mar 2026

Grand Hotel Açores Atlântico
Pedras do Mar Resort & SPA

Pedras do Mar Resort & SPA

5 out of 5
Rua das Terças, 3 Ponta Delgada
The price is ₹9,951 per night from 8 Mar to 9 Mar
₹9,951
₹10,775 total
8 Mar - 9 Mar
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this luxury hotel in Ponta Delgada. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and a full-service spa. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff in their ...
9.2/10 Wonderful! (911 reviews)
This hotel is definitely worth it , it is top notch We will come back for sure

Reviewed on 5 Mar 2026

Pedras do Mar Resort & SPA
Terra Nostra Garden Hotel

Terra Nostra Garden Hotel

4 out of 5
Rua Padre Jose Jacinto Botelho, 5 Povoacao Azores
The price is ₹17,686 per night from 8 Mar to 9 Mar
₹17,686
₹18,393 total
8 Mar - 9 Mar
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this luxury hotel in Povoacao. Enjoy free breakfast, free Wi-Fi and free parking. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the property condition in their ...
9.6/10 Exceptional! (796 reviews)
Yes, dpa was brilliant.

Reviewed on 3 Mar 2026

Terra Nostra Garden Hotel
See all 1,250 properties in Porto Formoso
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.
Hotel Gaivota Azores

Hotel Gaivota Azores

4 out of 5
Avenida Infante Dom Henrique, 103 Ponta Delgada
Stay at this business-friendly aparthotel in Ponta Delgada. Enjoy free breakfast, free Wi-Fi and a marina. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff ...
9.2/10 Wonderful! (518 reviews)
Wonderful location excellent facilites very friendly and helpful staff. Great breakfast. Highly recommend. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Reviewed on 1 Mar 2026

Hotel Gaivota Azores
Casa do Contador - Suites & Pool

Casa do Contador - Suites & Pool

3 out of 5
Rua do Contador, 41 Ponta Delgada Azores
Stay at this family-friendly apartment in Ponta Delgada. Enjoy free breakfast, free Wi-Fi and a beach shuttle (surcharge). Our guests praise the breakfast and ...
9.6/10 Exceptional! (120 reviews)
To manage some dietary restrictions, we wanted a hotel with some meal preparation facilities. We chose the Casa Do Contador and we could not have been more please. Prior to arrival we contacted them for some information. Their responses were almost immediate. Upon arrival, we found it to be a small ...

Reviewed on 4 Mar 2026

Casa do Contador - Suites & Pool
Whales Bay Hotel

Whales Bay Hotel

4 out of 5
Canada do Terreiro, São Vicente Ferreir Ponta Delgada
Stay at this spa aparthotel in Ponta Delgada. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and an outdoor pool. Our guests praise the helpful staff in their reviews. Popular ...
9.6/10 Exceptional! (115 reviews)
Spacious clean room, great and helpful staff

Reviewed on 7 Dec 2025

Whales Bay Hotel
See all properties in Porto Formoso
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.

Popular places to visit

Lagoa do Fogo and green valley on San Miguel island of Azores

Lagoa do Fogo

4.5/5(32 reviews)

Commune with nature and explore the great outdoors at Lagoa do Fogo during your travels in Matriz. While you're in the area, wander around picturesque gardens.

Lagoa do Fogo
Hot spring waters in Furnas, Sao Miguel. Azores. Portugal. Vertical

Caldeira Velha

5/5(7 reviews)

Explore the great outdoors at Caldeira Velha, a lovely green space in Conceição. While in this walkable area, you can savour the top-notch restaurants.

Caldeira Velha
...and Ribeira Grande at dusk! A lovely town to walk around and use as your base for travels around São Miguel. #waterlust

Monte Verde Beach

Why not spend a lazy afternoon at Monte Verde Beach during your trip to Conceição?

Monte Verde Beach
Batalha lakes C course

Batalha Golf Course

4/5(1 review)

Enjoy a round of golf in Calhetas at Batalha Golf Course. While you're in the area, stroll along the seaside.

Batalha Golf Course
Nice warm nature shower at Caldeira Velha, one fantastic natural hotspring between palms and ferns. I think a place where many tropical waterparks get their inspiration. #azores #hotsprings #places #sao_miguel #waterfall #hot #springs #nature Make sure you follow me on: https://www.facebook.com/ShotByCanipel/ https://www.instagram.com/canipel/

Caldeira Velha Natural Monument

Explore the great outdoors at Caldeira Velha Natural Monument, a lovely green space in Ribeira Grande. Wander the gardens and seaside in the area.

Caldeira Velha Natural Monument

Santa Bárbara Beach

Why not spend a lazy afternoon at Santa Bárbara Beach during your trip to Ribeira Seca?

Santa Bárbara Beach

Cities near Porto Formoso

Panoramic cityscape view to Municipality and central square of Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel, Azores

Ribeira Grande