Sao Roque Trip Overview
Discover and explore Sete Cidades and its lagoons on this half-day tour.
Let yourself be surprised by the unique beauty of the Sete Cidades lagoon and several viewpoints along the volcanic crater, as well as viewpoints overlooking the Atlantic ocean.
We take you to a pineapple plantation to get to know the cultivation of this fruit on the island of São Miguel.
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* Duration: 4 hours
* Starts: Sao Roque, Portugal
* Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Half-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Sao Roque, Azores, Portugal
Discover and explore Sete Cidades and its lagoons on this half-day tour.
Let yourself be surprised by the unique beauty of the Sete Cidades lagoon and several viewpoints along the volcanic crater, as well as viewpoints overlooking the Atlantic ocean.
We take you to a pineapple plantation to get to know the cultivation of this fruit on the island of São Miguel.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Arruda Pineapple Plantation, Rua Doutor Augusto Arruda Faja de Baixo, Ponta Delgada, Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel 9500-454 Portugal
Learn the whole process of growing pineapples in glass greenhouses, which take 2 years to generate
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Vista do Rei Miradouro, Sete Cidades, Sao Miguel 9555-000 Portugal
One of the most visited places on the island of São Miguel, being for many visitors the most beautiful and stunning, this viewpoint in 2010, elected the Seven Cities as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Portugal, in this place we have a magnificent and stunning view over the lagoon and parish of Sete Cidades.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Lagoa do Canario, Sete Cidades, Sao Miguel Portugal
Another lagoon that also belongs to the volcanic complex of Sete Cidades, the lagoon of the Canario is not a very deep lagoon, in which it is possible to go to the aforementioned lagoon and enjoy its surrounding environment, it is an area protected by the authorities local, due to the existence of several water springs that will supply several populations of the island.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Lagoa das Empadadas, Serra Devassa, Sete Cidades, Sao Miguel 9240-113 Portugal
It is a picturesque place, if we arrive at the place on the day and at the right time, it will certainly be one of the most beautiful lagoons in São Miguel, inserted in the middle of an immense vegetation of Cryptomeria, the lagoons are garnished with azaleas giving a unique color in the spring. The Empadadas Lagoon are two small lagoons, with little depth and that are very close to each other is to take a short walk around it.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Lagoa de Santiago, Rua de Sao Miguel, Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel 9500-244 Portugal
Inserted in the volcanic complex of Sete Cidades and difficult to access, for those who want to see the lagoon up close, although there is a viewpoint in it is possible to see the lagoon, in which it has a green tone, due to the vegetation around it.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Miradouro da Ponta do Escalvado, En1-1a, Varzea, Sao Miguel 9500-000 Portugal
This viewpoint is where you can admire a little of the coastline and the islet of the monasteries and the tip of the smithy, which is the western tip of the island of São Miguel.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Igreja de Sao Nicolau, EN9-1A, Sete Cidades, Sao Miguel 9555-043 Portugal
The center of the parish of Sete Cidades, shows us a little bit of the daily life of this peaceful parish, in which most of its inhabitants live from agriculture, it is possible to take a break for a snack or visit the local church, as well how to see the lagoon that gave the parish its name
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Ferraria, Rua Ilha Sabrina Ponta Delgada Acores, Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel 9555-102 Portugal
Further west on the island of São Miguel, at Miradouro da Ferraria, in addition to seeing the coast and seafront, we can see the Lighthouse and the thermal springs of Ferraria, Ponta da Ferraria and a unique geological formation of its kind, if a volcanic pseudocrater that originated as a result of small explosions of steam, resulting from the contact of hot lava with sea water and the existence of a thermal and natural pools where it is possible to swim in the sea in hot water of volcanic origin, with temperatures which can reach 40 degrees in summer, being a Regional Natural Monument and Protected Landscape.
Duration: 10 minutes
