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Palácio de Midões
- heritage
Largo Dom Paz, 23
3420-136, Midões
This emblazoned house, which belonged to the second Viscount of Midões, is in a very poor state of conservation.

Biblioteca Municipal João Brandão
- heritage
Rua Doutor Francisco Beirão, 3
3420-325, Tábua
This library, housed in an old building, has a multipurpose room, an audiovisual room, an adult room, and a children's room. It offers magazines and daily newspapers, both local and regional, for consultation.

Moinhos de Sevilha
- heritage
Sevilha
3420, Sevilha
This is a group of three granite watermills located on the Cavalo River. Owned by the local community, only two of them are currently operational.

Capela do Senhor dos Milagres
- heritage
Praça Sarah Beirão
3420-326, Tábua
In this eighteenth-century church, the main door is notable for its decoration with simulated pilasters and corbels, topped by a four-lobed oculus. Also notable are the tall octagonal section and another rectangular section containing the chancel and sacristy.

Edifício da Biblioteca Municipal João Brandão
- heritage
Rua Doutor Francisco Beirão, 3
3420-325, Tábua
This granite building formerly served as a courthouse, jail, town hall, and farm union. It currently houses the Municipal Library. The building features the National Coat of Arms with eighteenth-century ornaments.

Igreja Matriz de Midões
- heritage
Rua da Igreja
3420, Midões
This church, dating from the 19th century, was built in honor of Our Lady of Tears or the Snows.

Farol de Gonçalo Velho Cabral
- heritage
ER1-2
9580-228, Vila do Porto
Lighthouse built in 1927, 114 meters above sea level, on Ponta do Castelo. It is a 14-meter-high quadrangular tower with several attached buildings.

Forte de São Brás
- heritage
EN1-2A
9580-514, Vila do Porto
Fort built in the 16th century on the site of Cimo da Rocha to defend the town during the Philippine reign. It consists of a small bastion and the Command House and Troop Barracks. Inside, there is the chapel of Our Lady of Conception and an obelisk in honor of Commander Carvalho Araújo.

Igreja Matriz de Vila do Porto / Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Assunção
- heritage
Rua Frei Gonçalo Velho
9580-531, Vila do Porto
Dating from the early 15TH century, this church is one of the oldest of the Azores. Currently, the primitive structure, only the Gothic side door and a roof in Manueline style in the chapel of Santa Catarina.

Centro de Interpretação Ambiental Dalberto Pombo
- heritage
Rua Teófilo Braga, 10-14
9580-535, Vila do Porto
This Environmental Interpretation Center aims to simultaneously pay tribute to Dalberto Pombo (a citizen who dedicated much of his life to research and teaching in the field of natural history), establish a multifunctional space focused on environmental issues, and enhance Vila do Porto's built heritage.
