On the north coast of the island of Madeira, the municipality of São Vicente and comprises the parishes of Boaventura, Ponta Delgada and São Vicente. This green area composed of a lush forest, marked by volcanic forces and erosion. One of the most representative elements of this picturesque town is the chapel built on a basalt rock at the mouth of the river, which runs through São Vicente. The predominant economic activities of this parish based on the primary and tertiary sector, such as agriculture and services, specifically tourism.

In this parish is the Laurel Flowers, which is presented by its diversity of flora and fauna species, preserving and conserving and in 1999 it was classified as a UNESCO Natural Heritage.

The name of the parish of São Vicente originates from a reminder that the first settlers had during its descent to the San Vicente Valley and observed numerous crows overfly them and remembered the Spanish martyr named São Vicente. This are the caves and the center of volcanism, which allow to know the interior of the island of Madeira and the whole process. Already along the coast, easily find themselves species of Laurissilva and other species typical of the cliffs from the sea.

In 1836, the parish of Boaventura was spun off from the parish of Ponta Delgada. This parish is in a hilly terrain, a true natural sanctuary, between the valleys, waterfalls, between its peace and beauty. It also highlights its many taken from the Achada Grande, Levada Grande, which extends to Ponta Delgada, to the Beeches, the Achada dos Alves and Pastel, and Achada or Serrão, all coming from the river Mills, which offers a view of the basaltic structures with forms of “chimney” and “Carapita”.

The name of the village of Ponta Delgada came from his training “tip of slender land, draining away to sea inside, which, by contrast to the side, with desabidas rocks, was being Ponta Delgada,” as Gaspar Fruitful in the book “Regards from Earth”. This was formed in 1552, offering cultural and religious heritage to visit and parties to celebrate, but also is the bathing complex of Ponta Delgada, with excellent conditions to spend a day in beauty.