These mills, now in ruins, belong to the architectonic nucleus of Ardegães, from the XIX century and can be seen along the banks of the river Leça.

These mills, now in ruins, belong to the architectonic nucleus of Ardegães, from the XIX century and can be seen along the banks of the river Leça.

These mills, now ruined, belong to the architectonic nucleus of Ardegães, from the 19th century and can be seen along the banks of the river Leça.

The Church has a large and long alameda in front of main facade and surrounded by the wall of the cemetery of the parish and of two typical houses, an 18th century building (now the parish hall), and other recent (now residence of the parish priest). It is a building with dimensions much higher than those of other parish churches of the surrounding rural parishes.

In medieval times it was here built the building of the Town Hall, after being rebuilt in 1876. Consists of a longitudinal plan organized in function of a corridor that traverses the entire building. Initially, it worked here too the jail and the Court but currently works only the Town Hall.

The initial project resulted in a single family building. Along the years it was remodelled and enlarged, so that it was divided in four autonomous fractions, just as it is today.

The national monument classification includes the tomb of Sir Jorge de Lencastre, son of King João II, in Arrábida marble. Of this temple, the Gothic portal on the main facade stands out, with three archivolts and topped by a large oculus. Church with three naves, crowned with battlements. Special reference to the 17th and 18th century tiles and the high choir.

Archaeological excavations carried out from 1997 onwards revealed the existence of a large Roman Villa with compartments paved in geometric mosaics. What is there is the equivalent of what is now called the Quinta. It was occupied until the middle of the 5th century, as the evidence on a brick found in the place where the sign of Solomon is engraved, shows. It is possible to find the houses of the slaves who worked in the fields and the communication routes so typical of the Romans.

In September 1957 the Earth began to tremble and, from there, Faial was never the same. For 13 months, between September 27, 1957 and October 24, 1958, a volcanic phenomenon completely transformed this tip of Faial island in three distinct eruptive phases. Panicking, the inhabitants of Capelo and Praia do Norte runned away, or to the nearby islands or to the United States. Today, one can still verify the results of the eruption: fields and houses buried, the Capelinhos Lighthouse completely unusable (now renovated to the Volcano Interpretation Centre) and a rugged landscape, almost lunar.

Chapel of granite that presents the main façade with a portal that features a full arc.