Ponta Delgada
Municipality in São Miguel Island, Portugal
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Ponta Delgada, on São Miguel Island, is the capital of the Azores archipelago of Portugal. The striking, 3-arched city gates and the Gothic-style Church of St. Sebastian are near the harbor. The Convent and Chapel of Our Lady of Hope houses a...
Local holiday: Monday following the Sunday of festival of Senhor Santo Cristo
Area code: 296
Auton. region: Azores
Established: Settlement: c. 1450; Municipality: 2 April 1546
Highest elevation: 761 m (2,497 ft)
Island: São Miguel
Parishes: 24