
Horta

Horta

Horta is a municipality in the western part of the Azores.

The municipality has a population of 15,224, its density is 88/km² and it has an
area of 173.1 km².


The city itself has a population of about 7,000 inhabitants.

The municipality includes the totality of the Faial Island.



a taxi awaits for those touring the island


art from the visiting yachts

boating club

fishing boat

today's catch


fort



Port Authority

clock tower

Holy Ghost chapel

Whale and Dolphin Watching

whale and the Captain

dive shop


Cafe Sport



the bar


through the door and upstairs to the museum
Photos from the Scrimshaw Museum