Terceira Island – Half-Day Angra do Heroísmo Walking City Tour

Start the tour with pick-up from your hotel and drive or walk to the city center.
In the heart of the city, walk through the streets full of monuments that are significant to the history of the Azores islands. See the Cathedral of Angra do Heroísmo (optional entrance), one of the most controversial Catholic cathedrals, and the Palácio dos Capitaes Generais (optional entrance), fundamental to the establishment of the first general government of the Azores. Stroll through the beautiful Public Garden, the heart of the city
Head to the Town Hall and finish the tour on Rua Direita, the first main street that culminates in Pátio da Alfândega, Angra do Heroísmo’s oldest quay. From here you can see the bay of Angra, where Vasco da Gama landed in 1499, establishing the island as a mandatory stopping point for routes across the Atlantic.