ST.JORGE ISLAND

ST. JORGE ISLAND
St. Jorge island is one of the nine islands of the azorean archipelago that makes
part of Portugal and is located in the Atlantic Ocean. The island has 53 km long, 8 km
width and has about 10 500 inhabitants.
Azores map
Velas town
Waterfall in fajã de S. João
Velas is the main town in our island and is where our school is located (Escola Básica e
Secundária de Velas)
St. Jorge map
Velas town with the Pico island in front (Pico island has the highest
mountain in Portugal)
ESCOLA BÁSICA E SECUNDÁRIA DE VELAS
5ºC CLASS
The class has a total of 20
students, 8 boys and 12 girls, ages
from 9 to 10.
Teachers involved in the project: Isabel and Lucrécia
Portugal flag
Azores flag
The coin used in Portugal (Azorean and Madeira archipelagos) is the Euro but
before we changed to this coin we used to use the Escudo.
IMPORTANT PLACES
In our Island there are several important places to visit that are related to
nature and local history.
Fajã de Santo Cristo
Seven founts park
Stª Barbara Church
Our lady of Conceição fortress
GASTRONOMY
In St. Jorge the gastronomy most known are the St. Jorge cheese, local clams,
local sweets and the Holy Spirit Soups.
“St. Jorge cheese”
local sweets “Espécies”
local clams “Amêijoas da Caldeira de Santo Cristo”
Holy Spirit Soups