Angra – 3 excellent days

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To see Visiting Angra

Bullring roundabout

Visiting Angra do Heroísmo
Bullring roundabout

One of the most exuberant statues was placed in the appropriate place – a bullfight scene occupies the roundabout next to the bullring.

It makes sense!

Bullring

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Bullring

San Sebastian fort

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San Sebastian fort

Mount Brasil

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Mount Brasil

Mount Brasil sightseeing

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Mount Brasil sightseeing

Alto da Memória

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Alto da Memória

Old square

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Old square

Duque da Terceira garden

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Duque da Terceira garden

MAH – S. Francisco convent (Museum)

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S. Francisco convent

The Angra museum is an entity that encompasses several nuclei, from the headquarters, located in the former convent of São Francisco, to a military battery on Monte Brasil, passing through churches, an art gallery, hermitages, to a fort in Biscoitos.

Site: MAH

Palace of Justice

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Palace of Justice

Almeida Garret square

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Almeida Garret square

Sanctuary N. S. Conceição

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Sanctuary N. S. Conceição

Sanctuary -facade

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Sanctuary -facade

Public library

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Public library

N. S. Boa Viagem

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N. S. Boa Viagem

Vasco da Gama

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Vasco da Gama

Marina

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Marina

Beach

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Cathedral

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Misericordia church

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I recommend O Chico

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Chico

Our first dinner in Angra was a very good experience. I had a great pepper steak, with a so good sauce that I had to order a second dish of chips to let Fernanda help me finishing it.

The meat was tender, Fernanda’s shrimps were tasty, but that sauce….

Eating in Angra
Eating in Angra – Shrimps
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Positive impression A Barrica

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Eating in Angra – Barrica

I couldn’t come to Azores without tasting tuna fish in a local recipe.

It happened in this restaurant. Grilled and presented upon a sweet potato and vegetables, it was something new as expected.

Not an outstanding meal, but a good one.

I recommend A Tasca das Tias

We almost entered for the first dinner, attracted by the good look, but as Fernanda only wanted a soup, we postponed to the next lunch. It was very good – I had spaghetti with shrimps, and Fernanda fish fillet with rice. Both of us tasted both dishes, no one could decide which one was the best. Good choice!

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Eating in Angra – Spaghetti with shrimps

Positive impression Beira Mar restaurant

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Beira mar 1

Before leaving the continent, a friend born in Terceira recommended us to eat… something in Beira Mar.

I forgot that “something”, but couldn’t forget the place, because it was our hotel.

We had a good dinner, a shrimp salad and a steak with mushrooms sauce, calmly served in an almost empty restaurant, at a fair price.

I recommend Beira Mar hotel

Sleeping in Angra
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Located just in front of the best beach in Angra, this hotel was a very good option in winter, with the price reflecting the low season. In a classical building, the interior suggests that it has been recently refurbished. A look of simple modernity and cleanliness, with a comfortable room. A simple and good buffet for breakfast, where only the bread, was arguable, needing to be toasted.