Âncoras & Arcos (São Miguel)

Baixa da Maia (São Miguel)

Baixa do Ambrósio (Santa Maria)

Caloura (São Miguel)

Dollabarat Bank (Formigas)

Dori Wreck (São Miguel)

Formigas Islets (Santa Maria)

Ilhéu de Vila Franca do Campo (São Miguel)

São Miguel cuisine blends Atlantic seafood with volcanic-terroir produce, from the famous Furnas stew cooked underground to fresh limpets and São Jorge cheese. Local ingredients and simple coastal preparation let the pure Portuguese flavours shine through in every seafood meal. Local ingredients and simple coastal preparation let the pure Portuguese flavours shine through in every seafood meal.

White Exclusive Suites & Villas

Pedras do Mar Resort & Spa

Caloura Hotel Resort

Octant Ponta Delgada

São Miguel is the largest island of the Azores, a mid-Atlantic volcanic outpost where dramatic lava coasts meet deep blue pelagic water. The central group offers everything from the upright Dori wreck and the sheltered Caloura bay to the remote Formigas seamounts, home to whale sharks in summer. Dive centres operate from Ponta Delgada, and boat trips reach pinnacles such as Baixa da Maia and Ilhéu de Vila Franca do Campo. This region rewards careful planning and respects marine-protection rules, offering rewarding diving for a range of Atlantic experience levels. This region rewards careful planning and respects Portuguese marine-protection rules, offering rewarding diving for a range of Atlantic experience levels.

Azores – São Miguel & Central Group

Fly into João Paulo II Airport (PDL) at Ponta Delgada, then dive by boat from harbours such as Caloura, Vila Franca and Ponta Delgada. The Formigas and Dollabarat banks require a longer liveaboard-style boat trip from Santa Maria or São Miguel.

Dive Sites in Azores – São Miguel & Central Group