Santa Cruz das Flores is a municipality situated in the north half of the island of Flores, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Situated in the sparsely populated Western Group, the population in 2021 was 2,020 inhabitants in an area that covers approximately 70.91 square kilometres (27.38 sq mi), bordering the southern municipality of Lajes das Flores.
Pico da Sé: a rare winter scene in the municipality of Santa Cruz das Flores
The Bay of Alagoa, a point where farmers exported oranges and where imports to the north eastern part of the island were channelled
The ornate facade of the Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, the centre of religious life until the expulsion of the religious orders
The twin lakes of Lagoa Funda and Lagoa Rasa, located in the central part of the municipality, and part of the Caldeira Funda Natural Forest Reserve
Flores Island is an island of the Western Group of the Azores.
View of the island's southern side, with the Funda Lake downhill
Former fort that defended the port of Lajes
Boqueirão Whale Factory, continuously active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries
View of the island's rough, green west coast