# Things to see in Horta, Azores (Portugal): 54 places and when to go

> Horta, Azores is a town in Portugal, and this site lists 54 places in and around it, mainly Nature (30), Mountains (13), Wildlife (7). The best known are Mount Pico, Capelinhos and Cabeço Gordo. The best time to come is April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 14 h 41 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 19. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/horta/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Portugal · 38.5347, -28.6448
- **Places:** 54 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/naturaleza/) (30) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/montana/) (13) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/fauna/) (7) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/historia/) (4) · [Architecture](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/arquitectura/) (4) · [Beaches](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/playa/) (4)
- **Best time:** April to October.
- **Also possible:** November to March.
- **Nearest airport:** FNC Funchal, 1,255 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Mount Pico, at 2,351 m.

## What to see in Horta, Azores

The places in and around Horta, Azores, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Mount Pico](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/montana-del-pico/): Stratovolcano in the Azores and the highest mountain of Portugal · 23 km
- [Capelinhos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/capelinhos-volcano/): Nature · 18 km
- [Cabeço Gordo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/cabeco-gordo/): Mountain and stratovolcano which forms the island of Faial · 7.5 km
- [Gruta das Torres](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/gruta-das-torres/): Protected area in Portugal · 13 km
- [Lighthouse of Ponta dos Capelinhos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/farol-da-ponta-dos-capelinhos/): Lighthouse in Portugal · 17 km
- [Ribeirinha Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/farol-da-ribeirinha/): Lighthouse in Portugal · 7.7 km
- [Tambroso](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/tambroso/): Mountain in Portugal · 7.5 km
- [Lighthouse of Vale Formoso](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/farol-do-vale-formoso/): Lighthouse in Portugal · 15 km
- [Fort of Santa Cruz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/forte-de-santa-cruz-da-horta/): Fort · 1.6 km
- [Cabeço da Fonte](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/cabeco-da-fonte/): Mountain in Portugal · 15 km
- [Cabeço do Canto](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/cabeco-do-canto/): Mountain in Portugal · 16 km
- [Selado](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/selado/): Mountain in Portugal · 18 km
- [Porto Pim](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/baia-de-porto-pim/): Port in Portugal · 1.9 km
- [Cabeço Verde](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/cabeco-verde/): Mountain in Portugal · 11 km
- [Church of Santa Bárbara](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/igreja-de-santa-barbara/): Church building in Azores, Portugal · 12 km
- [Clock tower (Horta)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/torre-do-relogio/): Church · 1.8 km
- [Cabeço Grande](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/cabeco-grande/): Mountain in Portugal · 14 km
- [Church of Nossa Senhora das Angústias](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/church-of-our-lady-of-anguish/): Church in Horta, Portugal · 1.7 km
- [Church of Nossa Senhora de Fátima](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/ermida-de-nossa-senhora-de-fatima/): Church in Ribeira Funda, Cedros, Horta, Portugal · 12 km
- [Forte de São Sebastião da Horta](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/fuerte-de-sao-sebastiao-de-porto-pim/): Cultural heritage monument in Horta, Azores, Portugal · 1.7 km
- [Ilhéu em Pé](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/ilheu-em-pe/): Summit · 8.8 km
- [Adega Azores Wine Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/adega-azores-wine-company/): Winery · 15 km
- [Adega do Vulcão](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/adega-do-vulcao/): Winery · 16 km
- [Baía da Horta](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/baia-da-horta/): Bay · 2.6 km

And the other 30, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Baía do Varadouro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/baia-do-varadouro/), [Cabeço dos Trinta](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/cabeco-dos-trinta/), [Botanical Garden of Faial](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/faial-botanical-garden/), [Furna Ruim](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/furna-ruim/), [Gruta do Cabeço do Canto](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/gruta-do-cabeco-do-canto/), [Gruta do Cruzeiro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/gruta-do-cruzeiro/), [Miradouro de Nossa Senhora da Conceição](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/miradouro-de-nossa-senhora-da-conceicao/), [Monte Carneiro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/monte-carneiro/), [Monte Queimado](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/monte-queimado/), [Reserva Florestal de Recreio do Capelo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/parc-forestal-recreativo-de-capelo/), [Pico Cangueiro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/pico-cangueiro/), [Pico das Queimadas](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/pico-das-queimadas/), [Polo de Pedro Miguel - Jardim Botânico do Faial](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/polo-de-pedro-miguel-jardim-botanico-do-faial/), [Reserva Florestal de Recreio da Falca](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/reserva-florestal-de-recreio-da-falca/), [Reserva Florestal de Recreio da Quinta das Rosas](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/reserva-florestal-de-recreio-da-quinta-das-rosas/), [Reserva Florestal de Recreio de Santa Luzia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/reserva-florestal-de-recreio-de-santa-luzia/), [Reserva Florestal de Recreio do Cabouco Velho](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/reserva-florestal-de-recreio-do-cabouco-velho/)
- **Hot springs**: [Balneário](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/balneario/), [Criação Velha](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/criacao-velha/)
- **Mountains**: [Casa da Montanha](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/casa-da-montanha/)
- **Food and drink**: [Cooperativa Vitivinícola da Ilha do Pico](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/cooperativa-vitivinicola-da-ilha-do-pico/)
- **With kids**: [Gamos e Pavões](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/gamos-e-pavoes/), [Piscinas da Madalena](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/piscinas-da-madalena/)
- **Hiking**: [GR01FAI Faial from Coast to Coast](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/gr01fai-faial-from-coast-to-coast/), [Montanha do Pico](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/montanha-do-pico/)
- **Stargazing**: [Observatório Príncipe Alberto I de Mónaco](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/observatorio-principe-alberto-i-de-monaco/)
- **Beaches**: [Praia da Alagoa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/praia-da-conceicao/), [Beaches of Praia do Norte](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/praia-da-faja/), [Praia de Porto Pim](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/praia-de-porto-pim/), [Praia de Almoxarife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/praia-do-almoxarife/)

## When to go to Horta, Azores

The best time to visit Horta, Azores is **April to October**; also possible: November to March. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 36 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 33 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 42 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 01 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 06 |
| June | Best time | 14 h 41 |
| July | Best time | 14 h 26 |
| August | Best time | 13 h 30 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 14 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 58 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 52 |
| December | Possible | 9 h 19 |

In June there are 14 h 41 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 19. In July, 53 of the 54 places are at their best.

When to go to Portugal in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Horta, Azores

The nearest main airport is Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (FNC, Funchal), 1,255 km as the crow flies. How to get around Portugal (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=38.5347%2C-28.6448)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=38.5347%2C-28.6448)

## Other towns nearby

- [Lajes do Pico](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/lajes-do-pico/): 18 places · 37 km
- [Angra do Heroísmo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/angra-do-heroismo/): 35 places · 125 km
- [Fajã Grande](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/faja-grande/): 20 places · 249 km
- [Ginetes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/ginetes/): 12 places · 256 km
- [Ponta Delgada](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/ponta-delgada/): 46 places · 275 km
- [Lomba da Fazenda - Vila do Nordeste](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/lomba-da-fazenda-vila-do-nordeste/): 14 places · 316 km

And all of Portugal, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Horta, Azores?

The best known: [Mount Pico](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/montana-del-pico/), [Capelinhos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/capelinhos-volcano/), [Cabeço Gordo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/cabeco-gordo/), [Gruta das Torres](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/gruta-das-torres/), [Lighthouse of Ponta dos Capelinhos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/farol-da-ponta-dos-capelinhos/). In all, 54 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Horta, Azores?

April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 14 h 41 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 19.

### How do you get to Horta, Azores?

The nearest main airport is Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (FNC), 1,255 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=38.5347%2C-28.6448) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Horta, Azores as the destination and these 54 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).