Trip to the Azores, Museum Churches and Chapels

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Not only if it rains it is worth to visit the many churches or the museum (MAH, including church Nossa Senhora da Guia) in Angra. Also the history of the Azores is interesting due his interesting geographical location in the Atlantic Ocean, as a supply base and sheltered harbor and supply base.

The Azores are deeply catholic, but due to their remote location in a specific variety, the “Cult of the Holy Spirit” resulting in very colorful chapels.

The oldest one is the Igreja Matriz de São Sebastião , founded by the first settlers around 1455 (Wikipedia, in Portuguese, Google translate)

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