Residencial Sao Francisco

Residencial Sao Francisco is located right in the center of Horta. Residencial Sao Francisco has 32 comfortable rooms with ensuite facilities, telephone and television. In addition there is a breakfast room and lounge area with TV. Residencial Sao Francisco is a popular place to stay during the Ocean Week festival in early August, as it is just a couple of minutes walk from the marina and harbour area but you need to book early!

Faial Island (the blue island) is part of the Azores central group, located about 66 miles from Terceira, 4.5 miles from Pico and 11 miles from S. Jorge. The surface area of Faial Island is approximately 67 square miles (173 km2). The island has about 15.000 inhabitants and its main municipal seat is located in the city of Horta. Different colours of blue decorate the houses, divide the fields and line the roadsides, giving Faial the name of Blue Island.