List of beaches in the Azores
The following is a list of the prominent beaches and or tidal swimming areas in the islands of the Azores:
Corvo
The main island beach, the Portinho da Areia was once a small, sandy port, hence its name
- Beach of Portinho da Areia
Faial
The black sand of the beach of Praia do Almoxarife, the beach of the [medieval] sherrif
- Beach of Alagoa (Conceição)
- Beach of Fajã
- Beach of Porto Pim
- Beach of Praia do Almoxarife
- Tidal pools of Feteira
- Tidal pools of Varadouro
Flores
- Tidal pools of Santa Cruz das Flores
Graciosa
- Beach of São Mateus
- Swimming Area of Barro Vermelho
- Swimming Area of Carapacho
- Swimming Area of Santa Cruz
Pico
The tidal pools of the Bay of Lajes, a multi-use site for recreational and protection of migratory maritime species
- Tidal pools of Areia Funda
- Tidal pools of Fonte
- Tidal pools of Formosinha
- Tidal pools of Laje do Vigário
- Tidal pools of Praia Arcos
- Tidal pools of Areia Larga
- Tidal pools of Baía das Lajes
- Tidal pools of Baía de Canas
- Tidal pools of Praia da Barca
- Tidal pools of Praia do Cabrito
- Praia da Maré
- Praia da Poça das Mujas
- Praia das Poças da Manhenha
- Praia da Baixa da Ribeirinha
- Prainha do Galeão
- Tidal pools of Furna de Santo António
- Tidal pools of Poça Branca
- Swimming and Leisure Area of Arinhas
Santa Maria
The scenic view of the Praia Formoso, the longest white sand beach in the archipelago of the Azores
- Beach of Praia Formosa
- Swimming Area of Maia
- Swimming Area of São Lourenço
- Swimming Area of Anjos
São Miguel
The dark sand beach of Mosteiros, with the iconic islets in the distance
- Beach of Água de Alto
- Beach of Amora
- Beach of Baixa da Areia
- Beach of Corpo Santo
- Beach of Degredo
- Beach of Fogo (Beach of Ribeira Quente)
- Beach of Leopoldina
- Beach of Lombo Gordo
- Beach of Moinhos
- Beach of Milícias (Praia Grande)
- Beach of Mosteiros
- Beach of Pedreira
- Beach of Pópulo (Praía Pequena)
- Beach of Povoação
- Beach Prainha de Água de Alto
- Beach of Rabo de Peixe
- Beach of Santa Bárbara
- Beach of Vila Franca Islet
- Beach of Vinha da Areia
- Beach of Viola
- Tidal pools of Calhetas
- Tidal pools of Lagoa
- Tidal pools of Ponta da Galera (Caloura)
- Tidal pools of São Roque
São Jorge
A view of the swimming of Fajã Grande in the municipality of Calheta
- Beach of Velas
- Swimming Area of Fajã Grande
- Swimming Area of Praia da Preguiça
- Swimming Area of Porto dos Terreiros
Terceira
- Beach of Biscoitos
- Beach of Cinco Ribeiras
- Beach of Escaleiras
- Beach of Fanal
- Beach of Mercês
- Beach of Oficiais
- Beach of Portas da Prata
- Beach of Porto Martins
- Beach of Praia Grande
- Beach of Prainha
- Beach of Refugo
- Beach of Riviera
- Beach of Salga
- Beach of Salgueiros
- Beach of the Sargents
- Beach of Villa Maria
- Swimming area of Negrito
- Swimming area of Quatro Ribeiras
- Wharf of Silveira
See also
References
- Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e do Mar, ed. (2005), Livro: Áreas Ambientais dos Açores (in Portuguese), Governo Regional dos Açores
- Livro: Descubra Portugal – Açores e Madeira (in Portuguese), Ediclube, 1998
- Guia Turístico, Açores Natureza Viva (in Portuguese) (2), Clássica – Publicações e Mark e Formação, Lda., 2004
- Oliveira Martins, Francisco Ernesto de (1992), Seretaria Regional do Turismo e Ambiente, Delagação de Turismo da Ilha Terceira, ed., Em Louvor da Terceira (in Portuguese), Governo Regional dos Açores
- Secretaria Regional do Ambiente, ed. (2004), Áreas Ambientais dos Açores (in Portuguese), Governo Regional dos Açore
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