A natural lookout affording a view over Santa Cruz, it hosts three chapels, with the highlight being the Nossa Sr.ª da Ajuda Chapel (sixteenth century). Resembling a miniature castle, this chapel is one of the best illustrations of the “fortified religious architecture” of the Azores. The pilgrims’ house, which hosts […]
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A 194-metre wide and 40-metre high volcanic cave, it features stalactites and a sulphurous, cold water lake, 130 metres in diameter. The first explorations of the cave took place during the nineteenth century, with the participation of international researchers such as Prince Albert I of Monaco in 1879, who was one […]
A spa complex from the nineteenth century, it is located by the sea, and its warm, sulphur water (between 36C and 40C) has been used since 1750 for the treatment of rheumatism and skin diseases. This area is also visited by many people because of its tidal pools.
Squat black-stone structures containing an ingenious mechanism which turns the wood dome to position the windmill’s sails at the best angle to the wind.
A natural viewpoint overlooking a vast and beautiful panorama of the island and ocean that simply cannot be missed.
An old crater that created the island. The crater’s bottom contains two lakes of an irregular shape. With a little imagination, the small volcanic ash cones seem to represent seven of the nine islands in the Azores.
A picturesque and unusual town that, among other attractions, stands out for its typical houses, all of the same design, arranged along narrow streets known here as “canadas.”
There are dozens of waterfalls cascading hundreds of meters on their path toward the ocean. Scenes of rare beauty that make this island one of the most beautiful.
The seven lakes in the island’s central zone are one of the scenes of rare beauty that simply cannot be missed.
Rocha dos Bordões – A spectacular geological formation that originated when the basalt solidified in vertical grooves.
