Considered one of the most beautiful classical gardens of the Azores archipelago. Thus designated, by council resolution of 18 January 1888, in honor of António José de Sousa Manoel de Menezes Severim de Noronha, Duke of Terceira, the park complex and related buildings occupy approximately 31 600 m2 and are located in the lands formerly occupied by the fences of the Colégio dos Jesuítas and the Convent of São Francisco de Angra and the backyards of the House of Captain of the Donatory of Angra. It is a garden with classic features, built on levels connected by sloping paths, designed with basalt stones