Maia (Ribeira Grande)
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Maia is a civil parish in the municipality of Ribeira Grande in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,900, in an area of 21.97 km². Maia is the largest parish by area
The coastal village of Maia, as seen from the hilltop belvedere
The front facade of the Church of the Divino Espírito Santo
The tea fields in the foothills of Gorreana, established in the 18th century: the only European region to support tea production
Gorreana
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Gorreana is a Portuguese company headquartered in São Miguel Island, Azores. It is the oldest surviving tea plantation in Europe and one of only two still operating in the Azores.
Maia (Ribeira Grande)
…expanded in 17th and 18th centuries. The Solar do Lalém, constructed at the end of the 19th century, with chapel and 18th-century portal. In the area of Gorreana, thus named for the fact that the first resident was a man named Gorreana or gorro de Ana, who owned a tea plantation, a rare thing in Europe. This…
Main plant of Chá Gorreana Tea Plantation in São Miguel, Azores, Portugal