Vila do Porto Trip Overview
Passing through unique places, (white sand beaches, waterfalls, etc …), in what is the oldest island of the Azores
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* Duration: 8 to 9 hours
* Starts: Vila do Porto, Portugal
* Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Vila do Porto, Açores, Portugal
Passing through unique places, (white sand beaches, waterfalls, etc …), in what is the oldest island of the Azores
Itinerary
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Stop At: Dalberto Pombo Environmental Interpretation Centre, Rua Teofilo Braga 10, Vila do Porto, Santa Maria 9580-535 Portugal
The Dalberto Pombo Environmental Interpretation Center (CIADP) was the result of the reconstruction of a building at the beginning of the historic area of Vila do Porto.
This Center houses the estate of the naturalist Dalberto Pombo, a pioneer in the study of the geological and biological diversity of the island and its main objective is to promote the knowledge of the natural heritage, in a dynamic and interactive way, with an educational and scientific character.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Barreiro da Faneca, Costa Norte, Vila do Porto, Santa Maria Portugal
Barreiro da Faneca is an extensive area of arid and clayey terrain, belonging mainly to the geological unit called “Formation of Feteiras”, constituting a semi-desert landscape of yellow-reddish color, unique in the Azores.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ribeira do Maloas, Freguesia de Santo Espirito Vila do Porto, Santa Maria 9580 Portugal
In its downstream part, the bed of Ribeira do Maloás, in place of Malbusca, presents a waterfall in an extensive outcrop of basaltic columns with 15 to 20 m high and an extension of about 220 m. This prismatic, or columnar, disjunction is associated with a subaero basaltic lava flow from the Pico Alto Volcanic Complex, whose prisms, of notable dimensions, are truncated at the top revealing a hexagonal polygon floor of the “Calçada de Gigantes” type, a volcanic structure world famous from Ireland.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Cascata do Aveiro, Lugar Do Aveiro – Maia Freguesia de Santo Espirito, Santa Maria 9580-222 Portugal
It is one of the largest waterfalls in Portugal, one hundred meters high. At the base of the waterfall there is a shallow lake and, on one of the banks, a place where you can have a picnic.
Duration: 30 minutes
