Ilha do Faial

Horta

Discover the 13 parishes that make up the municipality of Horta, Ilha do Faial district.

13 Parishes

14,331 Inhabitants

214m Avg. Altitude

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The Route of Horta

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

Horta (Matriz)

2,435 inh.

Horta (Conceição)

1,047 inh.

Horta (Angústias)

2,133 inh.

Feteira

1,776 inh.

Flamengos

1,561 inh.

Praia do Almoxarife

969 inh.

Pedro Miguel

737 inh.

Ribeirinha

404 inh.

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

Parishes
of Horta

13 parishes

Horta

Capelo

Sip ash-aged Verdelho above a lava-buried lighthouse on Faial’s Capelo coast

528 273m

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Castelo Branco

Basalt cottages, 1672 ash fields and 11 ha of Verdelho vines above Faial’s cliff road

1K 172m

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Cedros

Stone-walled currals guard Atlantic-scarred vineyards above Horta’s channel, where sixteenth-century

872 283m

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Feteira

Bananas, basalt mills and 1574 church between Caldeira and cobalt Atlantic

2K 64m

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Flamengos

Ruined chapels, pastel impérios and cows among cabbages at 392 m on Horta’s green rooftop.

2K 392m

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Horta (Angústias)

In Faial’s marina quarter, stone crosses, whale-steam and sailors’ frescoes layer 500 years

2K 0

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