Features on the façades facing to the outside, Bay Windows with iron railings on the piano nobile. Is a two storey building, whose entrance is through a courtyard, with a large staircase and wide fence. In its interior, are noteworthy decorative paintings.
In this building one can view the Louis XIII style ornamented with vestiges of the Greek and Arab antiquities, subtly combined. On the outer walls one can view a pleasant chess of red bricks.
The main interest in this palace are the ashlar of glazed tiles with varied patterns that decorate the rooms of the upper floor, signed by Raimundo do Couto.
Former College of the Jesuits, erected on the site where there were the residences of the Távora family, and since 1776 the residence of the captains Generals of the Azores. Inside, there are valuable works of art and furniture, including the best collection of Dutch 17TH-century tiles that exist outside the Netherlands.
17th century palace, built by Miguel Pais Amaral. It features a façade cut by wide pilasters and two rows of windows with lintels decorated with "Rocaille" style motifs. It has an emblazoned door and, above, a balcony with stone balusters that serve as protection for the main floor door. The south façade has a double veranda with round arches and an original staircase. Also noteworthy is the chapel invoking Saint Bernard.
