Furnas Valley Day Trip from Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada, Portugal
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Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: 8 hours
Furnas is one of the most famous beauty spots on the island of São Miguel with a history of volcanic activity has left a legacy of particularly impressive natural geysers, hot springs, calderas and fumaroles! The Furnas lake and its geysers are surrounded by lush nature, form a picture. Lunch will be served at a traditional restaurant where you can try the famous "cozido" which is cooked by the heat of one of the Furnas fumaroles! On this route we will also visit a number of locations with stunning landscapes and unique and intriguing features, such as Vila Franca do Campo, where you can see the famous islet, a tea factory and there will be time to admire the breathtaking views from many viewpoints.
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Furnas is one of the most famous beauty spots on the island of São Miguel with a history of volcanic activity has left a legacy of particularly impressive natural geysers, hot springs, calderas and fumaroles! The Furnas lake and its geysers are surrounded by lush nature, form a picture. Lunch will be served at a traditional restaurant where you can try the famous "cozido" which is cooked by the heat of one of the Furnas fumaroles! On this route we will also visit a number of locations with stunning landscapes and unique and intriguing features, such as Vila Franca do Campo, where you can see the famous islet, a tea factory and there will be time to admire the breathtaking views from many viewpoints.
Itinerary
9:00 Pick up in Hotel or in city center
9:30 Port of Caloura Located in the village of Agua de Pau (Lagoa), and for us a compulsory stop, by virtue of being in direct contact with local fishermen and the sea of Azores, while enjoying all the beauty around us. Surrounding, situated in the area of the freshman, in this stop we will be able to enjoy part of the oceanic coast of Sao Miguel.
10:00 Beach Baixa D'Areia: also located in Caloura, a simple beach, but very beautiful, because of varied colors that the sea offers.
10:30 Miradouro do Pisao: In this viewpoint, we observe a higher point of view, the whole area of Caloura, especially a different look to the port of Caloura.
11:00 Miradouro lheu de Vila Franca: The islet of Vila Franca, and a small island which is in Vila Franca do Campo, whose islet and uninhabited, but in the Summer and used by the islanders as well, by visitor, due to its unique characteristics, for those who enjoy the beach.
12:00 Furnas Lake: mandatory stop because we can closely observe the very lake, and all the trees around them, and and this stop we can see where the famous cooked and cooked Furnas
12:30 Poca da Beija: Local former libiris the village of Furnas and the island of São Miguel is known for its therapeutic indications, comprising several eras of hot water and mud ferrea that most of the time the temperature of their waters is 39 degrees.
13:00 Lunch Time (not included)
14:30 Caldeiras das Furnas: located in the town center of Furnas, where we can observe several boilers with boiling waters of volcanic origin, in particular attention to the Pero Botelho boiler, beyond the visitors boilers, we note various sources of water with different flavors in particular to sour water source.
15:00 Miradouro Pico do Fero: Viewpoint which has a magnificent view over the valley of geysers, from which one sees all the lush vegetation around it ... When the weather help, sometimes we can catch sight of the island of Sta viewpoint Maria.
15:30 Gorreana Tea Factory: Located in Gorreana, when approaching the manufactures we can see the plantation of there existing tea, in the factory, we can make a guided tour of the factory, get to know all the elaboration process and tea at the end of the visit we taste the black or green tea.
16:15 Miradouro Santa Iria: Viewpoint to the north coast of the island of Sao Miguel, on this site, we can see much of the north coast and the three mountain ranges that composes the island of Sao Miguel (Seven cities, Pico da Barrosa and Vara Peak ).
17:00 Drop off or Hotel City Center
9:00 Pick up in Hotel or in city center
9:30 Port of Caloura Located in the village of Agua de Pau (Lagoa), and for us a compulsory stop, by virtue of being in direct contact with local fishermen and the sea of Azores, while enjoying all the beauty around us. Surrounding, situated in the area of the freshman, in this stop we will be able to enjoy part of the oceanic coast of Sao Miguel.
10:00 Beach Baixa D'Areia: also located in Caloura, a simple beach, but very beautiful, because of varied colors that the sea offers.
10:30 Miradouro do Pisao: In this viewpoint, we observe a higher point of view, the whole area of Caloura, especially a different look to the port of Caloura.
11:00 Miradouro lheu de Vila Franca: The islet of Vila Franca, and a small island which is in Vila Franca do Campo, whose islet and uninhabited, but in the Summer and used by the islanders as well, by visitor, due to its unique characteristics, for those who enjoy the beach.
12:00 Furnas Lake: mandatory stop because we can closely observe the very lake, and all the trees around them, and and this stop we can see where the famous cooked and cooked Furnas
12:30 Poca da Beija: Local former libiris the village of Furnas and the island of São Miguel is known for its therapeutic indications, comprising several eras of hot water and mud ferrea that most of the time the temperature of their waters is 39 degrees.
13:00 Lunch Time (not included)
14:30 Caldeiras das Furnas: located in the town center of Furnas, where we can observe several boilers with boiling waters of volcanic origin, in particular attention to the Pero Botelho boiler, beyond the visitors boilers, we note various sources of water with different flavors in particular to sour water source.
15:00 Miradouro Pico do Fero: Viewpoint which has a magnificent view over the valley of geysers, from which one sees all the lush vegetation around it ... When the weather help, sometimes we can catch sight of the island of Sta viewpoint Maria.
15:30 Gorreana Tea Factory: Located in Gorreana, when approaching the manufactures we can see the plantation of there existing tea, in the factory, we can make a guided tour of the factory, get to know all the elaboration process and tea at the end of the visit we taste the black or green tea.
16:15 Miradouro Santa Iria: Viewpoint to the north coast of the island of Sao Miguel, on this site, we can see much of the north coast and the three mountain ranges that composes the island of Sao Miguel (Seven cities, Pico da Barrosa and Vara Peak ).
17:00 Drop off or Hotel City Center
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