Praia Formosa - Santa Maria, Azores

View down to Praia Formosa on the Azores (Açores) island of Santa Maria. This is the view from the Miradouro da Maceda.

Santa Maria is the most southerly and closest to the mainland of the Azorean islands.

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Rising straight out of the Atlantic Ocean around 1,500Km off the coast of mainland portugal is the Azores (Açores) archipelago. Volcanic in origin the chain stretches nearly 600 Km and comprises of nine significant islands and eight smaller islets known locally as formigas (ants!). The landscape of the Azores is quite stunning, owing much to their volcanic origins. Ranging from the conical…