Praia da Vitória ("Beach of Victory") is a municipality in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. With a population of 21,035 (in 2011), the second largest administrative authority on the island of Terceira, it covers an area of 161.27 square kilometres (62.27 sq mi), that extends from the northern coast halfway into the interior.

Praia da Vitória is a services, fishing and agricultural municipality and boasts a large marina, popular with the yachting community, with the only sizeable sand beach on Terceira.

Lajes Air Base, a joint United States and Portuguese air force base, lies three kilometers to the north of the town. American servicemen frequent the restaurants and clubs in the town and add considerably to the local economy.

The town boasts two notable churches, several public squares, and a number of hotels and restaurants:

• Cocklestove of Boa Vista (Portuguese: Forno da Telha da Boa Vista
• Cocklestove of Rua Gervásio Lima
• Customshouse of Praia da Vitória
• Fountain of Biscoito Bravo
• Fountain of Caminho Novo
• Fountain of Cruz do Pico
• Fountain of Largo Comendador Pamplona
• Fountain of Largo Conde da Praia da Vitória
• Fountain of Largo da Luz
• Fountain of Ribeira da Areia
• Fountain of Pico da Rocha
• Fountain of Largo Francisco Maria Brum
• Fountain of the Amoreiras
• Fountain of the Barreiro
• Fountain of the Caldeira of Lajes
• Fountain of the Canada da Bezerra
• Fountain of the Cruzeiro
• Fountain of the Cruzeiro of Lajes
• Fountain of the Fontinhas
• Fountain of the Fundões
• Fountain of the Ladeira do Cardoso
• Fountain of the Malícias
• Fountain of the Quatro Canadas
• Hospital of the Misericórdia
• Hospital of São Lázaro
• Municipal Hall of Praia da Vitória
• Municipal Market of Praia da Vitóra
• Ramo Grande Auditorium
• Residence of Vitorino Nemésio
• Residence of Roda
• Watermill of Rua dos Moinhos
• Watermill of Agualva
• City wall, built of volcanic stones on the beach to protect the city against tsunamis and pirates
• Fort of Chagas
• Fort of São João
• Fort of Luz
• Fort of Nossa Senhora da Nazaré
• Fort of Rua Longa
• Fort of São Bento
• Fort of São Caetano
• Fort of Santa Catarina
• Fort of São Filipe
• Fort of Santo Antão
• Fort of the Espírito Santo, little remains of this 16th century fort situated on the northern edge of the Bay of Praia, which was bombarded and nearly destroyed during the Liberal conflict. Its remnants survived to the 20th century, but were obliterated during the construction and support of the northern pier, even after a Luso-American compromise was established for its recuperation.
• Fort of the Porto
• Fort of the Porto of Biscoitos
• Fort Grande
• Post of the Fiscal Guard of Praia da Vitória
• Church of Santa Cruz)
• Church of Santa Bárbara
• Church of Santa Beatriz
• Church of São José, Santa Luzia e Santa Cruz
• Church of Senhor Santo Cristo das Misericórdias
• Hermitage of Nossa Senhora do Loreto
• Hermitage of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios, located in Santa Cruz, the early 17th century chapel survived the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, but it was only in the second half of the 18th century that any efforts were invested in restoring the chapel. Following the earthquake and effects of the tsunami, parishioners marched through the streets in procession for their deliverance.
• Hermitage of Santa Catarina
• Hermitage of Santa Rita
• Hermitage of Santo António
• Hermitage of São Lázaro
• Hermitage of São Salvador
• Império of the Holy Spirit of Fonte do Bastardo
• Império of the Holy Spirit of Quatro Ribeiras (Portuguese: Império do Espírito Santo das Quatro Ribeiras)
• Império of the Holy Spirit of Santa Cruz
• Império of the Holy Spirit of São Pedro
• Império of the Sailors, built in 1877 by fishermen from the neighbouring island of Pico at Largo José Silvestre Ribeiro Square