
Praia da Vitoria commercial port (cruise quay)
Multi-purpose commercial quay with taxis, a coach park and a tourist office.

Praia da Vitoria is the main port of Terceira, in Portugal's Azores, set on a wide sandy bay on the island's east coast. More about Praia da Vitória →

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Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Praia da Vitória day.
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Ships berth at the commercial port at the southern end of Praia da Vitoria bay on Terceira, about 4 km (a 50-minute walk) from the town centre and about 22–25 km from Angra do Heroismo, so a taxi, island bus or ship's coach is needed for Angra. Lajes airport is about 7 km away.
4 km · ~50 min by car
About 4 km, a 50-minute walk along the coast road, or by the ship shuttle (charged).
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Distances, times and prices are approximate.
1 terminal

Multi-purpose commercial quay with taxis, a coach park and a tourist office.
Prices are approximate.
Cafes and restaurants along the bay, near the shuttle drop-off.
Restaurants serving alcatra stew in the UNESCO centre.

Praia da Vitoria is the main port of Terceira, in Portugal's Azores, set on a wide sandy bay on the island's east coast. Most visitors head across the island to Angra do Heroismo, a UNESCO World Heritage town of colourful 16th–17th-century streets beneath Monte Brasil, or inland to the volcanic cave of Algar do Carvao.

UNESCO-listed old town, cathedral and Monte Brasil.

Walk inside an extinct volcanic vent.

Wide sandy town beach on the bay.

Patchwork-field panorama over the island.