Ilha de São Miguel

Ribeira Grande

Discover the 14 parishes that make up the municipality of Ribeira Grande, Ilha de São Miguel district.

14 Parishes

31,388 Inhabitants

256m Avg. Altitude

Suggested route

The Route of Ribeira Grande

Don't visit just one. Here's a route of 8 parishes ordered geographically for a perfect weekend getaway.

Rabo de Peixe

8,799 inh.

Pico da Pedra

3,053 inh.

Calhetas

910 inh.

Santa Bárbara

1,188 inh.

Ribeira Seca

2,771 inh.

Ribeira Grande (Conceição)

2,634 inh.

Ribeira Grande (Matriz)

3,767 inh.

Ribeirinha

2,510 inh.

This route is calculated geographically to minimise travel. Perfect for discovering the municipality at your own pace.

Parishes
of Ribeira Grande

14 parishes

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Calhetas

Sip volcanic-verdelho above black-stone terraces where Atlantic waves drum 17 °C baptisms

910 61m

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Fenais da Ajuda

Stone lanes climb 361 m through hydrangea hedges to hidden chapels and spring-water tanks

890 361m

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Lomba da Maia

Basalt walls, Atlantic cloud and a cozido that appears only if you knock twice—life on São Miguel’s

1K 389m

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Lomba de São Pedro

Stone-walled lanes climb 393 m through hydrangea mist, yam terraces and wood-smoke

348 394m

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Maia

Cool air, hot springs and salt-kissed wine in a 1,792-soul Azorean parish

2K 449m

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Pico da Pedra

159-metre hill, Boston cousins, scabbardfish Fridays and a stubborn 2015 pothole

3K 160m

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