Angra do Heroismo Trip Overview
Local guides with deep knowledge of the island’s culture, history, traditions and gastronomy.
During the visit, maps and additional information on other points of interest to be visited are provided, as well as recommendations on what to eat and where to eat. We indicate the places where visitors can buy local products and souvenirs.The visit is made at the pace that the visitor desires, according to their expectations. It can be customized and other points of interest can be added at the request of the participants.
Additional Info
* Duration: 6 to 8 hours
* Starts: Angra do Heroismo, Portugal
* Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Angra do Heroismo, Azores, Portugal
Local guides with deep knowledge of the island’s culture, history, traditions and gastronomy.
During the visit, maps and additional information on other points of interest to be visited are provided, as well as recommendations on what to eat and where to eat. We indicate the places where visitors can buy local products and souvenirs.The visit is made at the pace that the visitor desires, according to their expectations. It can be customized and other points of interest can be added at the request of the participants.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Miradouro do Pico das Cruzinhas, 9700 Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
Pico das Cruzinhas viewpoint – Main panoramic view over the city of Angra do Heroísmo, as well as over the island of Terceira. From this point it is possible to observe several volcanic systems.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Miradouro do Pico da Quebrada – Vigia da Baleia, Monte Brasil 9700, 9700 Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
Pico da Quebrada viewpoint – Amazing view towards the south coast. Sometimes you can find Whale spotters working here.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Miradouro do Pico Zimbreiro, Monte Brasil, 9700 Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
Not well known by visitors to Monte Brasil, this peak has a viewpoint overlooking the southwest coast of the island, where during the Second World War a lookout post was created. In addition, this is an area chosen for nesting by some sea birds, including seagulls
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Memória a D. Pedro IV, Rua do Pisăo 114, 9700-152 Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
From this viewpoint the visitor enjoys a comprehensive view of Angra do Heroísmo and its bay, as well as the Fort of São Sebastião, the Fortress of São João Baptista, Monte Brasil, the Serra do Morião and the Serra da Ribeirinha.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: 9700 Ribeirinha, Portugal
Serra da Ribeirinha viewpoint – Panoramic view of the south coast of the island. Visitors can observe city of Angra do Heroísmo and the Goat islet. In good weather the islands of S. Jorge and Pico are visible
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Fajã do Fisher, 9700 Feteira, Portugal
In front of this fajã (coastal talus-platform), whose formation is due to a lava flow originating from a volcanic eruption of Algar do Carvão, in the interior of the island of Terceira (10 Km away), are the Ilhéus das Cabras, a special area of protection for sea birds included in the Natural Park of Terceira.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Porto Judeu, Porto Judeu, Terceira, Azores
Fishing port of Vila do Porto Judeu. From here it is possible to see the ruins of the Fort of Santo António, in a dominant position on the coast, it constituted a fortification intended to defend this anchorage against attacks by pirates and privateers, which were formerly frequent in this region.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Piscina Natural do Refugo, M509 88 9700, 9700 Porto Judeu, Portugal
Natural ocean natural pool with wonderful view to Goat islet.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Piscinas Naturais da Salga, M509 217, 9700, Portugal
Salga bay is a bay located on the south coast of Terceira island, in the parish of São Sebastião, municipality of Angra do Heroísmo. It is a historic bay as it was the stage for the famous Batalha da Salga, a dispute that took place on July 25, 1581 between a Castilian military landing force and the troops that, in the name of D. António I of Portugal, pretender to the throne of Portugal they defended the island Terceira in opposition to the personal union with Castile, in the context of the crisis of succession of 1580.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Farol da Ponta das Contendas, M 509, Porto Judeu, Terceira 9700 Portugal
The lighthouse of Contendas was established on February 1, 1934. It is located at Ponta das Contendas to the SE of Terceira Island. The lighthouse tower is 13 meters high, with an altitude of 54 meters.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Forte de Santa Catarina das Mós (Vila de São Sebastião), Terceira Island, 9700, Portugal
The landing of Baía da Mós or battle of Terceira island (in Spanish: Batalla de la isla Terceira) was a military operation carried out on 26 and 27 July 1583 by a Castilian force, commanded by D. Álvaro de Bazán, marquis of Santa Cruz de Mudela, which put an end to the resistance of Terceira to the dominion of Philip II of Castile.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Imperio do Espirito Santo de Sao Sebastiao, Vila de Sao Sebastiao, Angra do Heroismo, Terceira 9700 Portugal
The festivities of Espírito Santo are part of the soul of the Azoreans! This secular cult enhances the experience of truly humanistic and supportive attitudes and values, such as the distribution of food to the poorest, the meals offered to all people and the conviviality between neighbors and friends, always accompanied by the music of the moment and the traditional and tasty snacks.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Serra do Cume Viewpoint, Serra do Cume, Praia da Vitoria, Terceira Portugal
You can appreciate the bay of Praia da Vitória and the interior plain of the island, divided by walls of volcanic stone known as “patchwork”.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Piscinas Naturais de Porto Martins, Porto Martins, Portugal
Located on the eastern coast of Terceira Island, the Porto Martins Natural Pools offer good conditions for leisure, being considered one of the favorite places for diving lovers. One of the favorite places for visitors and inhabitants of the island.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Gazebo Torch, 9760 Praia da Vitória, Portugal
The Facho viewpoint is located in the Serra do Facho, in the city and municipality of Praia da Vitória.Its name comes from the fact that, initially, at this point a fire was kept burning every night, with the function of warning light to navigation.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Miradouro Humberto Delgado, Ladeira de St.ª Rita 70, 9760, 9760, Portugal
Miradouro Humberto Delgado is an Azorean viewpoint located in the Serra de Santiago, next to Lajes International Airport and Lajes Air Base, city of Praia da Vitória and was built in memory of World War II and the person of General Humberto delgado .
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Miradouro de Alagoa, 9760, Portugal
This coastal area is classified as a Natural Reserve due to the biodiversity it encloses and its geological characteristic, since it is a break by sinking the surrounding rock plate.
This fajã located on the north coast of Terceira island by the sea, in an area known as Biscoito de Agualva, is formed by lava fields and high cliffs.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Miradouro dos Moinhos, 9760 Quatro Ribeiras, Portugal
The Miradouro dos Moinhos is a viewpoint located in the Azorean parish of Quatro Ribeiras.
This viewpoint overlooks the land and the sea on the high coast of Quatro Ribeiras, offering aggressive cliffs and cliffs lashed by the North Sea.
This viewpoint thus allows the observation of part of the special conservation area located in its vicinity and in particular of the great geomorphological complexity of the old coastal lava fields, river valleys, rocky bottom bays with basaltic formations of interest and semi-submerged caves.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Piscinas Naturais Biscoitos Parking, Terceira Island, 9760, Portugal
The natural pools of Biscoitos are a set of geological maritime formations located in the parish of Biscoitos, originated by the ancient volcanic eruptions that also formed the fields where the Verdelho wine vineyards are cultivated. These natural pools are used as a bathing area.
Therefore, they are drained of lava that, when they come into contact with sea water and with the differences in depth, gave rise to curious geological formations that marine abrasion, over time, has been in charge of accentuating.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Miradouro do Raminho, Cabo do, 9700 Raminho, Portugal
This viewpoint has one of the most beautiful landscapes on the island of Terceira, as it represents, in short, the essence of insularity. From the land plowed by the sea to the observation of other islands in the archipelago, this viewpoint presents the perfect symbiosis between man, the island and the sea.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Miradouro da Ponta do Queimado, Unnamed Road,, 9700, Portugal
The Ponta do Queimado viewpoint is located on a promontory called Ponta do Queimado, in the parish of Serreta.
It is a viewpoint erected on top of a huge precipice over the sea, on the coast of Serreta, close to Farol da Serreta.
In the 19th century, the site of the current viewpoint was used as a whale watching spot due to the excellent visibility over the sea.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Miradouro da Serra de Santa Barbara, Santa Bárbara, Angra do Heroismo, Terceira 9700-471 Portugal
Serra de Santa Bárbara is located in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, in the extreme west of Terceira island. It consists of the remains of an inactive volcano – the largest on the island – which rises to 1,021 meters above sea level. For this reason, it is still the largest cloud dew point on the island, forming its own hydrographic basin.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Furnas, Furnas, Povoacao, Sao Miguel, Azores
They are constituted in a fumarolic field, that is to say, in an area that comprises several outlets of aggressive volcanic gases, at various temperatures, some quite high (about 95º C on the surface and about 130º C at half a meter in depth). Such degassings are essentially composed of carbon dioxide (c. 95%), hydrogen sulphide (c. 3%), sulfurous gas, hydrogen, nitrogen, methane and others, in very low proportions.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Miradouro das Veredas, M1013, 9700, Portugal
The Miradouro das Veredas is located in the parish of Terra Chã. It is characterized by being halfway between the interior of the island and the sea, over a large rocky area in the area of Veredas, offering a panoramic view over the flat lands from the parish of Terra chã, São Pedro and Cinco Ribeiras. In the distance, Monte Brasil and the Serra de Santa Barbara volcano stand out.
Duration: 10 minutes
