Castelo Branco

Portugal
Castelo Branco, Portugal
Photo: José Luís Ávila Silveira/Pedro Noronha e Costa Public domain source

This modest coastal village on Faial island in the Azores, where green terraced farmland drops sharply to dramatic Atlantic cliffs, a rocky offshore islet punctuates the deep-blue sea, and vineyards and historic churches add quiet local character.

  • Population1,309
  • Nearest water0.3 km
  • Nearest mountain5.0 km
  • UNESCO within 50 km2

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