Vila do Porto – Santa Maria Naval Club
What You Can See
Live webcam at the Santa Maria Naval Club, Vila do Porto — the marina of Santa Maria, the southernmost and oldest island of the Azores, known for its warm climate and unique geological formations.
Weather in Vila do Porto
About Vila do Porto
Vila do Porto is the main and oldest town on Santa Maria, the southernmost and oldest island of the Azores. The historic centre preserves 16th-century houses, the São Francisco Convent and Church and the São Brás Fort. The municipality includes the famous Praia Formosa — the only white-sand beach in the Azores — Vila Franca Islet, the Anjos geological formations (where Christopher Columbus landed in 1493) and the Barreiro da Faneca, a "red desert" unique in the archipelago.