Beaches, stunning scenery...
Santa Maria boasts the Azores' most exquisite beaches with its deep alluring bays and enjoys the most hours of sunshine. Its waves are fit to challenge the most adept of surfers. For those who enjoy an action´s packed holiday, deep sea fishing and wind surfing are also available. The slopes are like colossal staircases covered in vineyards. The typical slender, elegant chimneys serve as a reminder that early settlers hailed from the south of the Portuguese mainland. From the pages of history of Vila do Porto and Banjos, where Columbus set foot after his first trip to America. This is the charming island of Santa Maria, bathed in constant sunlight.

Or if you prefer relaxing holidays 'to recharge your batteries', you can sit back and enjoy the bucolic landscape, the contrast between the verdant mountains and the barren flat country, the placid rhythm of the rustic life, the beech tree lined paths, and admire the shell forms of the Baia de  São Lourenço.