Sight in Ponta Delgada
Museu Carlos Machado
The Azores' regional museum, spread over three paid sites in Ponta Delgada; €2 a site, children up to 14 free and everyone free on Sundays. A natural history circuit fills eight rooms.
- Address
- Núcleo de Santo André: Convento de Santo André, Rua do Dr. Guilherme Poças, 9500-100 Ponta Delgada
- Hours
- Oct–Mar Tue–Sun 09:30–17:30 (last entry 17:00), Apr–Sep 10:00–18:00; closed Mondays (museum)
- Price level
- €
OK with kids
Free under 15; lifts in Santo André and Santa Bárbara (museum). A rainy-day option.
The notes
What the sources say (research)
- Three paid sites (Santo André, Arte Sacra, Santa Bárbara): €2 each or €5 for all three on the same day; the Núcleo da Autonomia is free. [museum, 9 Oct 2026]
- Free entry on Sundays and for children up to 14; discounts for 15–25 and over-65s. [museum]
- Winter hours 1 Oct–31 Mar: Tuesday–Sunday and holidays 09:30–17:30, last entry 17:00; summer 10:00–18:00; closed Mondays. [museum]
- The natural history circuit, the collection the museum was founded on, runs through eight rooms. [museum]