The former Colégio dos Jesuítas, now the town hall
The Marina da Horta, the first leisure harbour to open in the Azores
The Centro de Interpretação do Vulcão dos Capelinhos, in Capelo
about the place
Horta is the only municipality on the island of Faial, in the Azores, covering 172.43 km² and home to 14,331 inhabitants (2021 census), spread across thirteen parishes. The municipality dates back to 1498. Its natives are called hortenses or faialenses.
