Santa Cruz, Lagoa — cradle of the town of 1522, a church that was a Royal Chapel and a convent rebuilt after an eruption

The parish its own council calls the cradle of Lagoa was the town's only parish when the town was born in 1522. The church of Santa Cruz, a Royal Chapel from 1895 to 1910, the convent of Santo António moved because of Pico de João Ramos, and Chã da Macela up in the hills.