Routes - Angra do Heroísmo - 2005 © Oficina Virtual de Turismo
This is a low-difficulty itinerary, which explains why the so-called
Classificação de Angra do Heroísmo is considered part of the Heritage of
Mankind, thanks to its buildings and most important settings. It offers a
perspective of transition between medieval and renaissance urban models.
Several places can only be admired from the exterior.
The route starts out at the Outeiro da Memória, and that is the reason why all
the means of transport to the Old Town can be used. On foot: go up the Rua do
Pisão or go through the Jardim Público. By car: follow the Rua Beato João
Baptista Machado or the Rua da Pereira.
The itinerary starts out at the Largo de S. Luís, next to the gates of the
Obelisco da Memória. Going upstairs, we arrive to a balcony with a view over
the city.
01 - Outeiro da Memória : Go down
the Rua do Pisão, on the left of the Obelisco da Memória, until getting to a
crossroads where 4 different streets meet.
02 - Ribeira dos Moínhos / Ruas do Pisão,
Garoupinha, Stº Espírito : Starting at the previously mentioned
crossroads, enter the backyards of the Museum / Convent of S. Francisco through
the iron gates.
03 - Convent of S. Francisco :
Back to the crossroads and up the Rua do Cruzeiro, towards a square called
Praça Dr. Sousa Júnior. Leave the Firemen Brigade to the right, keep going up
to the end of the Rua da Guarita. After the traffic lights at the crossroads,
and on the left-hand side, there is a big building, it is right where the
avenue Avenida Álvaro Martins Homem and the street Rua da Guarita meet. The
church is in ruins, and its interior can not be visited. Part of the Convent
was acquired by the old people’s home Lar de Idosos da Santa Casa da
Misericórdia (20th century).
04 - Convento de Nª Srª da Conceição
: Take the Rua da Guarita once more, but in the opposite direction. Once you
arrive to the square Praça Dr. Sousa Júnior, enter the narrow street past the
Rua do Cruzeiro, and continue until you get to the Largo da Igreja da Conceição
/ Palacete Silveira e Paulo.
05 - Igreja da Conceição :
Surround the Largo da Conceição and continue until the Rua do Armador. You will
see the Solar dos Remédios on the right-hand side. Par of the Building can be
visited having booked in advance.
06 - Solar de Nª Srª dos Remédios (Provedor das
Armadas) : Keep going down the Rua do Armador, turn left at the
Rua do Faleiro, which finishes at the Monument called “Altar-Nave Em Louvor do
Divino Espírito”, by António Dacosta.
07 - Adro Santo : Go down the path
that starts out right at the monument, cross the Avenida Infante D. Henrique
and go up the Rua do Castelinho, right opposite. Turn right and enter the Forte
de S. Sebastião.
08 - Fortaleza de S. Sebastião :
Go down the Rua do Castelinho, and then take the Estrada Pêro de Barcelos,
around the bay, which will take you to the Marina. Go up the Largo da
Alfândega: right opposite, you will find the Church of the Misericórdia. The
entrance door is on the left-hand side of the building.
09 - Church of the Misericórdia :
Cross the Pátio da Alfândega, turn right at the kiosk. Take the pedestrian road
to the Estrada Gaspar Côrte-Real (which goes around the Bay). Right in front of
the contemporary ensemble Jardim dos Côrte-Real, go down the steep steps which
will take you to the sands / spa resort.
10 - Shipyard: As you walk through
the left-hand side of the sands, you will get to the restructured coastal area.
Going up the double staircase towards the Pátio da Alfândega, you will see the
Rua Direita right in front of you.
11 - Rua Direita : At the end of
the Rua Direita, the last house on the corner before the Rua da Sé is the Casa
do Conde de Vila flor, a house full of history. Its interior can not be
visited.
12 - Casa do Conde de Vilaflor :
It is in the intersection between the Rua da Sé and the Ruas do Galo, Direita
and S. Francisco, in the Praça Velha.
13 - Praça Velha : To the East of
the Praça Velha, you will see the Paços do Concelho (City Hall).
14 - Paços do Concelho (City Hall)
: Back in the Rua Direita, past the Jardim, right at the opposite end of the
Pátio da Alfândega, you will see the house Casa do Capitão-Donatário. Visits
must be booked in advance.
15 - Casa do Capitão do Donatário :
Back in the Rua Direita, turn right at the Largo Prior do Crato, where you will
find the School Church. Go around the left-hand side of the building in order
to visit the Palácio dos Capitães Generais.
16 - Palácio dos Capitães Generais
: Starting from the Largo Prior do Crato, take the pedestrian road in the Rua
da Esperança. Turn left, towards the Rua da Sé. The old convent of Esperança
used to be placed on the right-hand side, right on the corner at the Rua da Sé.
17 - Convento da Esperança : Take
the Rua da Sé and go up the huge stone staircase. The church Igreja da Sé is
placed right opposite.
18 - Igreja do Santíssimo Salvador da Sé:
On the right-hand side of the Igreja da Sé, go through the Rua Carreira dos
Cavalos and then turn left at the second crossroads. The Palácio Bettencourt is
right behind the Igreja da Sé.
19 - Palácio Bettencourt : As you
come out of the Palácio Bettencourt, go up the Rua da Rosa and then turn left
at the previously mentioned crossroads. The Bishopric (today transferred to
another building) used to be at the place where the Secretaria da Educação
(Ministry of Education) is placed nowadays.
20 - Old Bishopric : Take the Rua
Carreira dos Cavalos to the Rua da Sé. Turn left and go up the Rua da Sé until
the Alto das Covas. Past the pedestrian road, and past the School. Turn right
and go up to the traffic lights, then turn left and take the Rua da Boavista.
Right opposite to the Centro Cultural e de Congressos (Conference Centre), go
up the gentle slope, and enter through the iron gates, past the guard. You will
see then the Solar da Madre de Deus, which hosts the Gabinete do Ministro da
República para a Região Autónoma dos Açores (Cabinet of the Minister of the
Republic in the Autonomous Region of Azores), in order to visit it an
authorisation is required.
21 - Solar da Madre de Deus : Back
in the Alto das Covas, go past the Rua da Sé and take the Rua Recreio dos
Artistas. At the intersection between the Rua Recreio dos Artistas and the Rua
da Rosa, there is a building, on the righ-hand side. Go around the walls of the
Church through the Rua da Rosa and enter through the iron gates (Recolhimento
de S. Gonçalo).
22 - Convento de S. Gonçalo : As
you come out of the Convent of S. Gonçalo, follow the street on the right and
then turn left, at the crossroads between the Rua da Rosa and the Rua da Boa
Nova. Continue up to the intersection between the latter and the Rua da
Oliveira. The Hospital da Boa Nova is on the right-hand side.
23 - Hospital da Boa Nova : Go
around the Hospital da Boa Nova, and then take the Rua da Boa Nova until the
Largo da Boa Nova (you may take the public park– the Relvão – as a reference,
on the left of the Largo). Take the road that leads to the fortified area of
the Castle.
24 - – Castle of S. Filipe / S. João Baptista
do Monte Brasil
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The map may be obtained at the Tourist Information Office, in the city (Rua
Direita, n.º 24).
Useful telephone numbers:
Police – 295 212 022
Hospital – 295 403 200
Civil Protection – 295 401 400
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