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Vila Nova
The road along the north coast continues through lush green landscapes to the small hamlet of Vila Nova, one of the oldest settlements of the island. As water has always been abundant in this area – by the end of the 19th century, this village counted around 14 fountains - it is not surprising to find still some old water mills along the Ribeira d’Agualva, where once as many as 48 mills were working. Its parish church, Igreja do Divino Espírito Santo, originally built in the 15th century and reconstructed in the 19th century, houses some notable religious statues from the 16th and 18th centuries. There is also a beautiful late 19th-century ‘império’, whose façade features three interesting Gothic-like double arches and two forged-iron balconies in front of the windows to each side of the portal. West of the centre lies the village’s small fishing harbour, which has an old stone ramp and a natural swimming pool cut in the rocks.
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