Tour of São Miguel Island
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Faune and flora, Discovery.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne, Hiver.
Petit Futé
Where to stay - Ponta Delgada ?
The map of your stay "Tour of São Miguel Island"
Detail of the stay : Tour of São Miguel Island
How to get there - Ponta Delgada
Discovery of Ponte Delgada
Steps: Ponta Delgada
Visit of Ponta Delgada, its churches, museums and gardens. Walk through the old streets of the centre and the Jesuit do Mar marina. Sleep in Ponta Delgada.
Places of interest : PORTAS DO MAR JARDINS LA MARINA
Volcano and natural swimming pools
Steps: São Vicente Ferreira
Directorate Sete Cidades. Walk around the crater and then descend to the natural swimming pools of Mosteiros. Stroll on the north coast. Sleep in the surroundings of São Vicente.
Around Ribeira Grande
Steps: Lagoa Do Fogo
Ribeira Grande and Lagoa do Fogo. Visit the fascinating museum of Açorian emigration in Ribeira Grande. Sleep in Ribeira Grande.
Places of interest : MUSEU DA EMIGRAÇÃO AÇORIANA
Spectacular volcanic manifestations in Furnas
Steps: Furnas
The north coast from Porto Formoso to Maia (visit of the tea plantation). Furnas and its beautiful valley. Walk around the lake. Visit of the calderas. Sleeping in Furnas.
Hiking in Nature
Steps: Pico Da Vara
The north coast to Nordeste. Stop at the Salto do Cavalo, a fantastic lookout on the Furnas valley. Walk, if possible, to Pico da Vara. Sleep in Nordeste.
Parade of beautiful landscapes
Steps: Serra Da Tronqueira
The east coast and its beautiful watchtowers. Pico Bartolomeu Belvedere. The Serra da Tronqueira route. Discover Povoação, place of the first settlement on the island. Sleep in Furnas or Povoação.