Visit São Miguel | Azores Furnas and Northeast

Visit São Miguel | Azores Furnas and Northeast

Embark on a full-day adventure to explore the best places in the east of São Miguel.

Your adventure begins at 9 am from your hotel or accommodation starting by exploring the old capital of the island, Vila Franca do Campo, where you can taste the famous and delicious "queijadas da vila" as well as have a view of the islet from the village.

Visit Furnas and taste the delicious Furnas stew included in this tour. Learn how locals cook using the volcanic heat and if you so wish, enjoy a relaxing thermal bath. (optional)

Admire the beauty of the Ribeira dos Caldeirões Natural Park and its waterfalls, on your return, a tea break visiting the Gorreana or Porto Formoso tea plantation, followed by a breathtaking viewpoint at a gazebo. , will complete this formidable adventure.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Islet of Vila Franca do Campo, Parque Industrial de Vila Franca 500m Offshore, Vila Franca do Campo, Sao Miguel 9680-114 Portugal

Visit the one that was the first capital of São Miguel, destroyed in 1522. Stop for a morning coffee in the marina of Vila Franca, admiring the famous islet of the Village

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Lagoa das Furnas, Estrada Regional Do Sul, Lagoa Das Furnas Caldeiras Das Furnas, Sao Miguel 9675 Portugal

Explore the Furnas lagoon where you can find diverse information about the flora and fauna and the chapel of Nossa Senhora das Vitorias, unique in its Gothic style. Around the pond there is a set of wooden statues that will provide amusing photographs. In this place, you can also optionally pay a visit to the Furnas Research and Monitoring Center, where you can watch a small video and have a guided tour.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Miradouro do Lombo dos Milhos, 9675 Furnas, Portugal

Panoramic view from this viewpoint located in the center of the Furnas volcano crater, from here you can see the village and part of the huge thermal pool of Terra Nostra Park.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Parque Terra Nostra, Rua Padre Jose Jacinto Botelho Povoacao, Furnas, Povoacao, Sao Miguel 9675-061 Portugal

Alternatively, you can decide on a visit to the Natural Park and Botanical Garden Terra Nostra, where the well-known pool of thermal water of brown / orange color is located, due to the concentration of iron in the waters, able to do wonder to our body. Bring a towel and dark bathing suit if you decide to include this stop on your tour.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Caldeira das Furnas, Furnas, Povoacao, Sao Miguel 9675 Portugal

Must stop to know how the locals cook the famous "cooked" using holes in the vulcanizo floor. We will be able to watch the boiled retreat from the holes, ready to travel to the respective restaurants, where they will be served to delight the visitors.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Furnas, Sao Miguel Portugal

Enjoy a well-deserved lunch break in a typical restaurant where traditional cooked from the Furnas is the main course. If you prefer, you can choose other dishes available to our guests as vegan, vegetarian or others. After lunch, a visit to the place usually referred to as "the mouth of the volcano" or the "enchanted valley", will allow you to walk between boilers and fumaroles, sense the strength of a volcano and taste several mineral waters along with a liquor proof traditional.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Pico do Ferro Viewpoint, Furnas, Povoacao, Sao Miguel 9675 Portugal

Magnificent panoramic view over the Furnas lagoon and village, before continuing towards the Northeast.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Parque Natural da Ribeira dos Caldeiroes, Achadinha 9630 Hoi, Sao Miguel Portugal

Ex-libris in the Northeast region. An old area of water mills converted into a charming natural park. The pictures taken near the well-known waterfall at the edge of the road, delight any traveler. Here you will have access to spas, coffee shop or craft shop where you can purchase your souvenir.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Plantacoes de Cha Gorreana, Sao Miguel 9625-304 Portugal

On the return of the Northeast, the stop at the Gorreana tea factory, allows you to walk among the beautiful plantation, photograph and learn everything about the production of the last tea, all natural, in the world. All this to the taste of a tea test produced in this factory. You can also buy your tea or souvenir at the craft shop.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Miradouro de Santa Iria, Porto Formoso, Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel Portugal

At the last stop of your tour, we offer a breathtaking view over the entire north coast of São Miguel. Magnificent viewpoint.

Duration: 5 minutes