Vila do Porto – Formosa Beach (Santa Maria)

What You Can See

Live webcam at Praia Formosa, Vila do Porto, Santa Maria island — the most famous white-sand beach in the Azores and the stage for the Maré de Agosto festival, one of the archipelago's biggest music events.

Weather in Vila do Porto

19°C

Overcast

Feels like 20°C

Humidity 93%

Wind 9 km/h

5-Day Forecast

Sun 20° 18° 0.1 mm

Mon 19° 18° 0.2 mm

Tue 19° 18°

Wed 19° 18°

Thu 19° 17°

Updated at 09:02 · Weather: Open-Meteo

About Vila do Porto

Vila do Porto is the main and oldest town on Santa Maria, the southernmost and oldest island of the Azores. The historic centre preserves 16th-century houses, the São Francisco Convent and Church and the São Brás Fort. The municipality includes the famous Praia Formosa — the only white-sand beach in the Azores — Vila Franca Islet, the Anjos geological formations (where Christopher Columbus landed in 1493) and the Barreiro da Faneca, a "red desert" unique in the archipelago.