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Lagoa (Santa Cruz)

Lagoa, Açores

A parish on the southern coast of São Miguel, with a Franciscan convent and a fort.

1 festival recorded in this parish

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festivals in this parish1

Festival of Saint Martincoming soon 6 – 7 Nov 2026

what to see

- Convento dos Franciscanos (Franciscan Convent)<p>- Forte de Santa Cruz da Lagoa (Fort)

about the place

Santa Cruz is a civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa, on the southern coast of the island of São Miguel, in the Azores, covering 14.26 km² and home to 3,528 inhabitants (2021 census). In 1864 it had 2,927 inhabitants; its peak was in 2011, with 3,671.