Public swimming pools

Piscinas Municipais

There are public swimming pools below the fort ruins where you can swim with an ocean view.

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Eat
Snackbar Piscinas
There is a handful of restaurants along the waterfront, all virtually the same quality and price, although you'll get a somewhat wider view of the ocean at Snackbar Piscinas. Reviews are decidedly mixed.
Daily 10:00-21:00
See
Fort Ruins
Fortim do Porto da Cruz
Walk up a small hill on the waterfront (behind the rum factory) to see the stone ruins of an 18th-century fort.
Free
See
Companhia dos Engenhos do Norte & Casa do Rum
Rum Factory & tasting house
Museum showing the workings of a now-defunct sugarcane and rum processing plant. Operating during the Industrial Revolution, all the machinery is steam-powered. The steam was produced by burning the chaff of the sugarcane. Quick, self-guided tour of the equipment in Portuguese, English, French, and German. Next door is a tasting room.
Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00Free
Eat
Snackbar a Pipa
Always busy with locals, regarded as the best and most popular restaurant, as it serves extremely fresh fish caught that day.
Tue–Fri 12:00-00:00, Sat Sun 09:00-22:00€30 covers mains for two including drinks