List of beaches in the Azores

The following is a list of the prominent beaches and or tidal swimming areas in the islands of the Azores:

Corvo

The main island beach, the Portinho da Areia was once a small, sandy port, hence its name

• Beach of Portinho da Areia

Faial

The black sand of the beach of Praia do Almoxarife, the beach of the [medieval] sherrif

• Beach of Alagoa (Conceição)
• Beach of Fajã
• Beach of Porto Pim
• Beach of Praia do Almoxarife
• Tidal pools of Feteira
• Tidal pools of Varadouro

Flores

• Tidal pools of Santa Cruz das Flores

Graciosa

• Beach of São Mateus
• Swimming Area of Barro Vermelho
• Swimming Area of Carapacho
• Swimming Area of Santa Cruz

Pico

The tidal pools of the Bay of Lajes, a multi-use site for recreational and protection of migratory maritime species

• Tidal pools of Areia Funda
• Tidal pools of Fonte
• Tidal pools of Formosinha
• Tidal pools of Laje do Vigário
• Tidal pools of Praia Arcos
• Tidal pools of Areia Larga
• Tidal pools of Baía das Lajes
• Tidal pools of Baía de Canas
• Tidal pools of Praia da Barca
• Tidal pools of Praia do Cabrito
• Praia da Maré
• Praia da Poça das Mujas
• Praia das Poças da Manhenha
• Praia da Baixa da Ribeirinha
• Prainha do Galeão
• Tidal pools of Furna de Santo António
• Tidal pools of Poça Branca
• Swimming and Leisure Area of Arinhas

Santa Maria

The scenic view of the Praia Formoso, the longest white sand beach in the archipelago of the Azores

• Beach of Praia Formosa
• Swimming Area of Maia
• Swimming Area of São Lourenço
• Swimming Area of Anjos

São Miguel

The dark sand beach of Mosteiros, with the iconic islets in the distance

• Beach of Água de Alto
• Beach of Amora
• Beach of Baixa da Areia
• Beach of Corpo Santo
• Beach of Degredo
• Beach of Fogo (Beach of Ribeira Quente)
• Beach of Leopoldina
• Beach of Lombo Gordo
• Beach of Moinhos
• Beach of Milícias (Praia Grande)
• Beach of Mosteiros
• Beach of Pedreira
• Beach of Pópulo (Praía Pequena)
• Beach of Povoação
• Beach Prainha de Água de Alto
• Beach of Rabo de Peixe
• Beach of Santa Bárbara
• Beach of Vila Franca Islet
• Beach of Vinha da Areia
• Beach of Viola
• Tidal pools of Calhetas
• Tidal pools of Lagoa
• Tidal pools of Ponta da Galera (Caloura)
• Tidal pools of São Roque

São Jorge

A view of the swimming of Fajã Grande in the municipality of Calheta

• Beach of Velas
• Swimming Area of Fajã Grande
• Swimming Area of Praia da Preguiça
• Swimming Area of Porto dos Terreiros

Terceira

Beach of Riviera in the municipality of Praia da Vitória, Terceira, in the Açores

• Beach of Biscoitos
• Beach of Cinco Ribeiras
• Beach of Escaleiras
• Beach of Fanal
• Beach of Mercês
• Beach of Oficiais
• Beach of Portas da Prata
• Beach of Porto Martins
• Beach of Praia Grande
• Beach of Prainha
• Beach of Refugo
• Beach of Riviera
• Beach of Salga
• Beach of Salgueiros
• Beach of the Sargents
• Beach of Villa Maria
• Swimming area of Negrito
• Swimming area of Quatro Ribeiras
• Wharf of Silveira

See also

• List of bays in the Azores
• List of beaches in Portugal

References

• Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e do Mar, ed. (2005), Livro: Áreas Ambientais dos Açores (in Portuguese), Governo Regional dos Açores
• Livro: Descubra Portugal – Açores e Madeira (in Portuguese), Ediclube, 1998
• Guia Turístico, Açores Natureza Viva (in Portuguese) (2), Clássica – Publicações e Mark e Formação, Lda., 2004
• Oliveira Martins, Francisco Ernesto de (1992), Seretaria Regional do Turismo e Ambiente, Delagação de Turismo da Ilha Terceira, ed., Em Louvor da Terceira (in Portuguese), Governo Regional dos Açores
• Secretaria Regional do Ambiente, ed. (2004), Áreas Ambientais dos Açores (in Portuguese), Governo Regional dos Açore