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• Head for São Miguel, the largest and arguably most beautiful of the Eastern Islands, and marvel at Sete Cidades - a 40-sq-km (15-sq-mile) volcanic crater with two lakes, one deep blue and the other emerald green.
• While away the hours in the historic centre of the former fishing village of Ponta Delgada, with boasts narrow streets, attractive whitewashed houses and a waterfront promenade.
• Visit Furna de Enxofre, a small, warm sulphur lake concealed in a grotto beneath a crater, access to which is via an 80m (270ft) spiral staircase on Graciosa. Graciosa also boasts a subterranean lake (Caldeira) and hot springs in Carapacho.
• Take in the beauty of Angra do Heroismo on Terceira. Founded in the 15th century and developed into a major commercial outpost for the Portuguese and Spanish empires, it is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• The volcanic origins of the archipelago provide interesting material for amateur and professional speleologists as there are numerous craters and other volcanic phenomena to explore. Explore the caves and tunnels of Algar do Carvão on Terceira island.
See Contact Addresses for further tourist information.
• While away the hours in the historic centre of the former fishing village of Ponta Delgada, with boasts narrow streets, attractive whitewashed houses and a waterfront promenade.
• Visit Furna de Enxofre, a small, warm sulphur lake concealed in a grotto beneath a crater, access to which is via an 80m (270ft) spiral staircase on Graciosa. Graciosa also boasts a subterranean lake (Caldeira) and hot springs in Carapacho.
• Take in the beauty of Angra do Heroismo on Terceira. Founded in the 15th century and developed into a major commercial outpost for the Portuguese and Spanish empires, it is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• The volcanic origins of the archipelago provide interesting material for amateur and professional speleologists as there are numerous craters and other volcanic phenomena to explore. Explore the caves and tunnels of Algar do Carvão on Terceira island.
See Contact Addresses for further tourist information.
