Full-Day Furnas Valley Tour Including Lunch
Ponta Delgada, Portugal
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Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: 8 hours
Depart from Ponta Delgada for a full-day tour of a visit to ceramic factories, with stops at viewpoints in Caloura, Vila Franca Do Campo and Furnas. Visit the Furnas lake and the hot springs. Lunch in Furnas town with typical Portuguese food (Cozido). In the afternoon, taste the mineral waters and visit more hot springs. Visit the north shore of the island, stopping at the viewpoints, visit the Tea Factory and the Ribeira Grande City with its beautiful architecture. Return to Ponta Delgada.
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Depart from Ponta Delgada for a full-day tour of a visit to ceramic factories, with stops at viewpoints in Caloura, Vila Franca Do Campo and Furnas. Visit the Furnas lake and the hot springs. Lunch in Furnas town with typical Portuguese food (Cozido). In the afternoon, taste the mineral waters and visit more hot springs. Visit the north shore of the island, stopping at the viewpoints, visit the Tea Factory and the Ribeira Grande City with its beautiful architecture. Return to Ponta Delgada.
Depart from Ponta Delgada towards Furnas valley. On the way, stop at Lagoa village to visit a traditional pottery place, and stop at Vila Franca do Campo, the former capital of the island, with its fine historical center.
Our first stop at Furnas is on the lake margins, followed by an included lunch. Taste the cozido na caldeira, cooked by the steam of the volcano. The cozido na caldeira is a traditional Portuguese stew with all the ingredients that characterize this typical dish.
After lunch visit Pico do Ferro belvedere for a panorama of the valley. Return to Ponta Delgada by the island's North road, visiting the Tea Plantations, the only place in Europe where you can see a tea factory and tea plantation.
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