Prainha

Prainha is in Almagreira, Vila do Porto Municipality. Prainha is situated nearby to Fort of São João Baptista of Praia Formosa, as well as near the neighborhood Lugar do Aeroporto de Santa Maria.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Santa Maria and Fort of São João Baptista of Praia Formosa.

Santa Maria

Photo: Dreizung, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Santa Maria is an island in the eastern group of the Azores archipelago and the southernmost island in the Azores. The island is known for its white sand beaches, distinctive chimneys, and dry warm weather.

Fort of São João Baptista of Praia Formosa

Fort

Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.

The Fort of São João Baptista is the ruins of a 16th-century maritime fort situated on the western edge of Praia Formoso, in the civil parish of Almagreira, municipality of Vila do Porto, on the Portuguese island of Santa Maria. Fort of São João Baptista of Praia Formosa is situated 1 km east of Prainha.

Church of Nossa Senhora do Bom Despacho

Church

Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.

The Church of Nossa Senhora do Bom Despacho is the parochial church of the civil parish of Almagreira, located in the municipality of Vila do Porto, Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Church of Nossa Senhora do Bom Despacho is situated 1½ km north of Prainha.