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Angra do Heroismo

Angra do Heroismo is a city of over 35 thousand1 constituting the southern half of the island of Terceira in the Açores (Azores) island group and autonomous region of Portugal. Its central zone is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for such buildings as the 400 year San Sebastião and San João Baptista fortifications.2

External references

Port of Angra do Heroismo, Terceira Island, Açores (Azores) island group and autonomous region, Portugal

Footnotes

1. 2011 figure in the side bar of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angra_do_Hero%C3%ADsmo, accessed December 28-30, 2015.
2. http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/206, accessed April 5, 2016.