
Ribeira Grande · Hotel restaurant
Santa Bárbara Restaurant
Dinner at the hotel, with Azorean produce and vegetables from the farm behind the studios and villas.
On the north coast, stay above Santa Bárbara’s dark sand beach. Further east, tea grows on the hillsides. Around Ponta Delgada, pineapples grow under glass; in Furnas, you can spend an afternoon in Terra Nostra’s gardens and thermal pool.

2 hotels · two bases

Ribeira Grande · North coast
30 studios and villas with kitchenettes, above the dark beach of Santa Bárbara.

Lagoa · South coast
Nine suites and a villa above the rocky coast at Lagoa, with its own restaurant, CARDUME.
Our researched selection, based on official information. Whether a place belongs to one of the hotels is shown under “A closer look”.

Ribeira Grande · Hotel restaurant
Dinner at the hotel, with Azorean produce and vegetables from the farm behind the studios and villas.

Lagoa · Hotel restaurant
Menus by the Portuguese chef Vítor Sobral, with vegetables and herbs from the organic garden at Santa Bárbara.
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Where to stay on São Miguel: choosing your base
Ponta Delgada, the north coast, Lagoa or Furnas: which part of São Miguel suits which trip, and two hotels from our selection, one on each coast.

Azores: Two Coasts, One Island
Santa Bárbara gives you a beach below the hotel and more space for families. WHITE sits above Lagoa’s rocky shore, with nine suites and a villa on the main grounds.

Mild winter destinations: São Miguel, Marrakech, Oualidia and Mallorca
São Miguel, Marrakech, Oualidia or Mallorca? Four mild winter destinations compared, with the weather, hand-picked hotels and ideas for days out.