Museums and Heritages

The Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre (CIVC) has an informative, educational and scientific mission, having for that purpose, a set of exhibitions with special emphasis on Capelinhos Volcano eruption and the formation of the archipelago, but also related to the various kinds of volcanic activity in the world and the history of Azorean lighthouses. Website

Horta Regional Museum is a museum dedicated to the life and work of the Belgian Art Nouveau architect Victor Horta and his time. The museum is housed in Horta's former house and atelier, Maison & Atelier Horta (1898), in the Brussels municipality of Saint-Gilles. Address: Palácio do Colégio, Largo Duque Ávila Bolama, 9900-141 Horta, Portugal, Phone: +351 292 392 784 Website

Scrimshaw Museum This is - above all among yachtmen - a common expression and repeated over and over again. It is a phrase that loyally expresses the reality that has been built around this cafe-bar - which from an early point has gained a remarkable worldwide projection. Website

Windmills of Lomba da Conceicao, located at the top of the Lomba da Conceição. The wooden structure, as well as access ladders, are painted red, where the masts and sails (two with candles and a grid with triangular sails). Address: Horta, Faial Island 9900, Portugal

Whale Factory Museum, The industry associated with whaling in Faial has rapidly evolved from an almost incipient activity to an industry that has brought wealth and prosperity to the point that on this island there have been two factories in the same sector. Address: Rua Comendador Fernando da Costa, Fábrica da Baleia de Porto Pim, Horta, Portugal, Phone: +351 292 292 140 Website