Povoação

Azores · Portugal

Povoação, Portugal
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Best time to go
May to September
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The site of the first Portuguese settlement on São Miguel, cradled in a valley of seven hills opening onto a black-sand bay. The old town centre keeps a quiet, traditional Azorean character.

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