Guidebook for Ponta Delgada

Luis & Margarida
Luis & Margarida
Guidebook for Ponta Delgada

Essentials

Walking distance from Casa da Mãe de Deus. Fresh fish (the best in the world), fresh meat, vegetables, fruits everything you need to cook a proper meal. And off course the famous "Rei dos Queijos"
101 locals recommend
Mercado da Graca
15 R. do Mercado
101 locals recommend
Walking distance from Casa da Mãe de Deus. Fresh fish (the best in the world), fresh meat, vegetables, fruits everything you need to cook a proper meal. And off course the famous "Rei dos Queijos"
If your planning big scale groceries, this one of the biggest in town. It's about 1km away from CMD, but we do recommend to use your car. Free parking and regional products and ingredients.
Lusitania - Balcão Ponta Delgada
24 R. Jose Borges Pimental
If your planning big scale groceries, this one of the biggest in town. It's about 1km away from CMD, but we do recommend to use your car. Free parking and regional products and ingredients.
Smal grocery store where you can also eat some tapas and drink some wine. 2 minutes walk away from Casa da Mãe de Deus.
Rua das Cabaças
Rua das Cabaças
Smal grocery store where you can also eat some tapas and drink some wine. 2 minutes walk away from Casa da Mãe de Deus.

Food Scene

One of the best steaks in town. (Walking Distance)
59 locals recommend
Restaurante Alcides
67 R. Hintze Ribeiro
59 locals recommend
One of the best steaks in town. (Walking Distance)
In Portas do Mar you will find Restaurants, bars, 2 pools, kid friendly zones, whale watching and diving companies, bike rental, live music, wonderful sunsets. If it's happening it's happening here.
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In Portas do Mar you will find Restaurants, bars, 2 pools, kid friendly zones, whale watching and diving companies, bike rental, live music, wonderful sunsets. If it's happening it's happening here.
Simple place. Italian pizzas and pasta.
Avenida Dom João III
Avenida Dom João III
Simple place. Italian pizzas and pasta.
Vegetarian Restaurant. Very nice ambience. You really should book, the place is very cozy, but small.
Rua de Pedro Homem
Rua de Pedro Homem
Vegetarian Restaurant. Very nice ambience. You really should book, the place is very cozy, but small.
Here you can find more places to eat with a nice sea view. Very near Casa da Mãe de Deus. You can't miss it because it's at the bottom of the biggest tower in town. They have a nice bookstore also.
17 locals recommend
Confeitaria A Colmeia
s/n Av. Infante Dom Henrique
17 locals recommend
Here you can find more places to eat with a nice sea view. Very near Casa da Mãe de Deus. You can't miss it because it's at the bottom of the biggest tower in town. They have a nice bookstore also.
Just a few meters away from home is Mané Cigano restaurant the most authentic place you will find in São Miguel Island. Only serves lunch with a packed crowd, so don't miss your chance! Eat at Mané.
Rua Engº José Cordeiro Antiga da Calheta
Just a few meters away from home is Mané Cigano restaurant the most authentic place you will find in São Miguel Island. Only serves lunch with a packed crowd, so don't miss your chance! Eat at Mané.

Drinks & Nightlife

And also a restaurant. Bistro concept with local fresh ingredients. International cocktail list and a wonderful wine list. Live music. http://colegio27.com
Rua Carvalho Araújo
And also a restaurant. Bistro concept with local fresh ingredients. International cocktail list and a wonderful wine list. Live music. http://colegio27.com
The best sunset in town. With bar and restaurant service. Downstairs more cool and practical, kind of bistro concept and upstairs with a nice creative menu full o regional fresh ingredients.
11 locals recommend
La Cantina
11 locals recommend
The best sunset in town. With bar and restaurant service. Downstairs more cool and practical, kind of bistro concept and upstairs with a nice creative menu full o regional fresh ingredients.

Arts & Culture

Hotel Marina Atlântico | Ponta Delgada - São Miguel
Whale Watching & Adventure Company
I like to move it move it.
Portas do Atlântico, Lda
I like to move it move it.
One cool place. There's always something happening.
25 locals recommend
Arco 8
25 locals recommend
One cool place. There's always something happening.

Sightseeing

Portas da Cidade and Igreja da Matriz
35 locals recommend
Church of Saint Sebastian
62 Largo da Matriz
35 locals recommend
Portas da Cidade and Igreja da Matriz
The most amazing valley, with a gorgeous park called Parque Terra Nostra, where you can also take a natural hot bath. You can also take a bath at Poça da Beija. Visit the Caldeiras and the lagoon.
84 locals recommend
Furnas
84 locals recommend
The most amazing valley, with a gorgeous park called Parque Terra Nostra, where you can also take a natural hot bath. You can also take a bath at Poça da Beija. Visit the Caldeiras and the lagoon.
Discover the blue and green lagoon on the Seven Cities.
106 locals recommend
Sete Cidades
106 locals recommend
Discover the blue and green lagoon on the Seven Cities.
Considered one of the natural wonders of Portugal.
120 locals recommend
Lagoa do Fogo
120 locals recommend
Considered one of the natural wonders of Portugal.
Hot bath in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean? For sure. You can't miss this.
65 locals recommend
Ponta da Ferraria
11 R. Padre Fernando Vieira Gomes
65 locals recommend
Hot bath in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean? For sure. You can't miss this.
Best sunset in the island, also wonderful atlantic baths. You can take a bath almost anywhere.
52 locals recommend
Mosteiros
52 locals recommend
Best sunset in the island, also wonderful atlantic baths. You can take a bath almost anywhere.
The only commercial tea plantation in Europe. A must see and taste. Absolutely amazing.
67 locals recommend
Gorreana Tea Factory
Plantações de Chá Gorreana
67 locals recommend
The only commercial tea plantation in Europe. A must see and taste. Absolutely amazing.
Before being converted into a church Alto da Mãe de Deus was a fortress. It is the highest natural point in the city. So get up there and have a 360º of Ponta Delgada. Take a bottle of wine and enjoy.
13 locals recommend
Hermitage of the Mother of God
Ladeira da Mãe de Deus
13 locals recommend
Before being converted into a church Alto da Mãe de Deus was a fortress. It is the highest natural point in the city. So get up there and have a 360º of Ponta Delgada. Take a bottle of wine and enjoy.

Entertainment & Activities

City park with a kid-friendly zone. On the first sunday of every month it takes place a cool flea market.
Rua Margarida de Chaves
Rua Margarida de Chaves
City park with a kid-friendly zone. On the first sunday of every month it takes place a cool flea market.

Everything Else

The City's Atlantic pool. In the summer it is the coolest place in town. Have a beer, a local beer, ask for "Especial".
Perfumaria Barreiros Faria - Galerias Portas do Mar
The City's Atlantic pool. In the summer it is the coolest place in town. Have a beer, a local beer, ask for "Especial".
Posto de Correios de São Pedro
Postal Service
Great campus. And if you are into libraries the University Library is absolutely amazing.
15 locals recommend
University of the Azores
Rua da Mãe de Deus
15 locals recommend
Great campus. And if you are into libraries the University Library is absolutely amazing.
10 to 15 minutes by car. 27 holes spread over 120 ha. An amazing experience in the middle of the atlantic. http://www.azoresgolfislands.com/en/
16 locals recommend
Batalha Golf Course
16 locals recommend
10 to 15 minutes by car. 27 holes spread over 120 ha. An amazing experience in the middle of the atlantic. http://www.azoresgolfislands.com/en/
If you are coming by plane this is where you land. You have an express airbus that stops meters away from Casa da Mãe de Deus. But you also have Taxi service and rent-a-car companies. 5 km from home.
27 locals recommend
João Paulo II Airport in Ponta Delgada
27 locals recommend
If you are coming by plane this is where you land. You have an express airbus that stops meters away from Casa da Mãe de Deus. But you also have Taxi service and rent-a-car companies. 5 km from home.
3 km away from casa da Mãe de Deus, this is the one of the biggest beaches of São Miguel. With parking lot, restaurants and bars. There is also a surfing zone.
Barracuda Aparthotel
Praia das Milícias
3 km away from casa da Mãe de Deus, this is the one of the biggest beaches of São Miguel. With parking lot, restaurants and bars. There is also a surfing zone.
A beautiful northern shore beach. Surfers love this beach. There is also a very nice bar, parking lot and shower.
63 locals recommend
Tuká Tulá - Bar
63 locals recommend
A beautiful northern shore beach. Surfers love this beach. There is also a very nice bar, parking lot and shower.