The Convento de Nossa Senhora do Carmo and the Convento de São José, witnesses to the devotion and religious architecture of the Municipality
The Furnas de Enxofre, a geothermal area with fumaroles and thermal waters that reveal the volcanic force of the island
The Gruta de Benagil and its natural coastal formations, accessible by sea
The Arco Natural, one of the most singular coastal landscapes of São Miguel
The craft traditions of Lagoa, with pottery and weaving still practised by local masters
about the place
Lagoa is located on the southern coast of the island of São Miguel, in the Azores, in a landscape shaped by volcanism and open to the Atlantic. The Municipality received its royal charter on 11 April 1522 and was officially established by a decree of King D. José I on 16 January 1773. In 1853 it incorporated the former Municipality of Água de Pau, taking on the configuration it retains today. The artisanal heritage — pottery, traditional bread and weaving — spans generations and continues to mark the daily life of its five parishes.
