São Jorge

São Jorge is an island in Portugal's Azores (Açores) archipelago.

Understand

São Jorge (SUHNW ZHOHR-zh(ih), /ˈsɐ̃w ˈʒoɾ.ʒɨ/) has two main settlements:

• 1 Calheta
• 2 Velas

Get in

By plane

• 1 Aérodromo de São Jorge (SJZ  ^IATA). SATA Air Açores flies from Ponta Delgada (PDL ^IATA) and Terceira (TER ^IATA). (updated Mar 2021)

By boat

• Atlânticoline. Ferries from Faial, Pico, Terceira, and Graciosa. (updated Jun 2021)

See

• 1 Igreja de Santa Bárbara, Manadas, Velas. Church built in 1770 over the ruins of an earlier church from 1485. (updated Jul 2021)

Eat

• 1 O Branquinho, Ribeira do Belo 48, Rosais, ☏ +351 919 184 024. Tu–Su 11:00–14:00 & 18:30–21:30, closed M. €7-15. (updated Jul 2021)
• 2 Restaurante Castelinho, Caminho das Árvores, Urzelina, ☏ +351 295 010 385. W–M 09:00–15:00 & 18:00–22:00, closed Tu. €4-21. (updated Jul 2021)
• 3 Fornos de Lava, ☏ +351 917 394 977, fornosdelava@hotmail.com. Th–Tu 19:00–23:00, closed W. Traditional cooking in a wood-burning oven using local ingredients. Views of Pico and Faial Islands. €15-40. (updated Jul 2021)

Sleep

• 1 Cantinho das Buganvilias Resort, Rua Padre Augusto Teixeira, Queimada, Velas, ☏ +351 918 201 535, cantinhodasbuganvilias@gmail.com. Four-star, 19-room apartment-style hotel. Rooms have full kitchenettes, dining areas, patios with island views, and living rooms with flat-screen TVs. €69-100. (updated Jul 2021)
• 2 Quinta de São Pedro, Lugar de São Pedro, Velas, ☏ +351 295 432 189, quinta.saopedro@sapo.pt. Check-out: 12:00. Rural accommodation with swimming pool, free breakfast, free Wi-Fi, and free parking. (updated Jul 2021)
• 3 Hotel São Jorge Garden, Avenida dos Baleeiros, Velas, ☏ +351 295 430 100, central.reservas@hotelsaojorge.pt. Check-in: 16:00, check-out: 12:00. Three-star, 58-room hotel with outdoor swimming pool, free breakfast, free Wi-Fi, and free parking. €54-96. (updated Jul 2021)