Santo Amaro
This coastal parish on São Jorge island in the Azores, Santo Amaro stretches from the southern shore across the island's interior to the north coast, with a little central core of cafés and restaurants. The parish has a wine-making history, particularly on the warmer, drier south coast, where grapes produced high-alcohol wines with strong tannins; the north coast's fajãs still yield wines from the Cheiro grape variety. A volcanic eruption here in 1580 was the first recorded after the island's settlement.
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- Nearest water from center 0.4 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.2 km1.4 mi
Nearest airports
Santo Amaro: quick answers
Where is Santo Amaro?
Santo Amaro is in Portugal.
How do you get to Santo Amaro?
The nearest airport is Velas (SJZ), about 13 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Santo Amaro?
The warmest month is August, averaging 21°C70°F across day and night; the coolest is February, at 13°C55°F. The wettest month is December, with about 130 mm5.1 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Santo Amaro?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 9 restaurants, 4 cafés and 5 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Santo Amaro?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Praia do Almoxarife, Praia do Norte and Feteira.