Dom João de Castro Bank (also known as Don João de Castro Bank) is a large submarine volcano in the Azores in the central Atlantic Ocean. The volcano lies midway between the islands of Terceira and São Miguel and rises to within 14 m of the sea surface. The volcano has a large fumarole field [...]

Pico da Vara is the highest mountain on the Portuguese island of São Miguel, in the Azores archipelago of Macaronesia in the Atlantic Ocean. It lies in the east of the island in the Serra da Tronqueira range in the municipality of Nordeste. The area around the mountain includes the largest remaining stand of the [...]

Arrifes is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. The population in 2001 was 6,941, its density is 274.7/km² and the area is 25.27 km². It is located in the western part of the island of São Miguel and is connected by roads linking to Capelas and Ribeira Grande. The mountains [...]

A place like no other with hot springs and sources of mineral water running 24/7. Not to be missed is the meal cooked underground by the lake. Delicious!

Lagoa das Sete Cidade which stands for the Seven Cities Lagoon, is a small lake in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. It consists of two small lakes connected by a narrow passage (crossed by a bridge). It is located inside a dormant volcano cone in the east side of the island of São Miguel [...]

Breathtakingly beautiful Great hike down to the lake.