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.
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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.”