Situated on the extreme southeast of the wonderful Azores Archipelago, the Santa Maria Island was the first island of the archipelago to be officially discovered, by Diogo Silves, around the year 1427. The Island’s capital, Vila do Porto, is one the most ancient village of the Azores. The Azores Archipelago is divided into three groups: the Eastern Group with, Santa Maria and São Miguel and the Formigas Islets; the Central Group with, Terceira, Graciosa, São Jorge, Pico and Faial; the Western group with, Flores and Corvo. With the exception of the Santa Maria Island, all the others have volcanic origin. The discovery dates of the Azores Archipelago are unknown, with several historical researches affirming that some of the island were already referred in...

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