Ponta Delgada Trip Overview
This will be the best way to get the most of your time, we will cover the most breathtaking views from central & west part of São Miguel island.
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* Duration: 8 to 9 hours
* Starts: Ponta Delgada, Portugal
* Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Ponta Delgada, Açores, Portugal
This will be the best way to get the most of your time, we will cover the most breathtaking views from central & west part of São Miguel island.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Faja de Baixo, Faja de Baixo, Sao Miguel, Azores
Welcome to the Augusto Arruda Pineapple Plantation. Here you can find out more about São Miguel pineapples. With a history spanning more than 100 years, the Augusto Arruda Pineapple Plantation is a true living museum of this unique form of cultivation.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Pico do Carvão, 9500, Portugal
This viewpoint offers a wide view of the mountains of the Massif das Sete Cidades and the north and south coast of the island.
From here you can see a vast expanse of volcanic cones extending from the municipality of Ponta Delgada to the municipality of Ribeira Grande.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Lagoa das Empadadas, Serra Devassa, Sete Cidades, Sao Miguel 9240-113 Portugal
These lakes are an authentic treasure that nature has to offer. This set of small lakes lies between two volcanic craters and is completely surrounded by a beautiful cedar forest.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Boca do Inferno Viewpoint, Rua Ribeira Do Ferreiro 117 Candelaria Perto De Ponta Delgada, Sete Cidades, Sao Miguel 9555-043 Portugal
The stunning view of Miradouro Da Boca Do Inferno is easily one of Sao Miguel‘s top attractions. At this beautiful vista, you will find an ancient volcanic caldera filled to the brim with stunning lakes.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Vista do Rei Miradouro, Sete Cidades, Sao Miguel 9555-000 Portugal
The views over the Sete Cidades lake are some of the most famous in the Azores, and Vista do Rei (the King’s View) viewpoint is the most popular place to do it, offers amazing views over the caldera Caldeira das Sete Cidades and, in particular, over the natural lakes both with blue and green waters.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Caldeira das Sete Cidades, From Ponta Delaga 10 km, Sao Miguel 9240-113 Portugal
We will have our lunch here, typical Azorean food.
The Sete Cidades caldera is one of the most famous places in the Azores Archipelago, and once one there you’ll know why.
This where you find the biggest fresh-water lake in the Azores, situated in the volcanic craters that form the Island, constituted by two lagoons (the Green Lagoon and the Blue Lagoon) that form a wonderful scenery of great natural beauty.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Miradouro da Ponta do Escalvado, En1-1a, Varzea, Sao Miguel 9500-000 Portugal
Built on a cliff, this viewpoint is one of the perfect places to contemplate a fantastic view of two major of the landscape references of the Ponta Delgada County: the tip of Ferraria and the islets of Mosteiros.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Ponta da Ferraria, R. Padre Fernando Vieira Gomes 11, Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel 9555-102 Portugal
Chance to visit the island youngest spot, 1000 years only, you can appreciate all volcanic formation.
Sitting between the two towns of Ginetes and Mosteiros, Ponta da Ferraria Thermal Baths & Ocean Front Spa should be on any traveler’s list.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Lagoa do Fogo, 9680, Portugal
Located in the center of the island are the fascinating landscapes of Lagoa do Fogo (Fire Lake), doubtlessly one of the grandest nature attractions of this island. This huge blue lake fills the ground of an extinct crater, surrounded by high mountains and luxuriant endemic vegetation, this mystical lake, where an ambiance of divine tranquillity and beauty is reigning, has transparent waters, a peninsula, and white sand beaches.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Caldeira Velha Environmental Interpretation Centre, Estrada Regional da Lagoa do Fogo, Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel 9600-501 Portugal
The Caldeira Velha Environmental Interpretation Centre is a structure dedicated to the promotion of the natural heritage of the Caldeira Velha´s area, which is classified as a Natural Monument.
Allowing the visitor to discover in loco the particularities of this point of interest and acting as a complementary space of informal education.
The interpretative exhibition leads the visitor into a voyage through the volcanic origin of the islands, highlighting the Fogo Volcano formation.
It is also possible to enjoy three thermal pools(extra fee 5€)
Duration: 1 hour
