Azores

(São Miguel)

Towns

  • Ponta Delgada

  • Furnas

  • Lagoa

  • Villa Franca do Campo

  • Moinhos

  • Santa Barbara

  • Mosteiros

  • Sete Cidades

  • Caloura

Restaurants and Cafes

  • Otaka

  • Jardim Natural Food & Coffee

  • Intz48 Coffee Roasters

  • Casa de Cha “O Poejo”

  • MOMO by Sensi

  • O Americo de Barbosa

  • Tukatula

  • Alabote

  • O Moinho Terrace Cafe

  • Queijaria Furnense

  • Bolos Levedos Rosa Quental

  • A Terra Furnas

  • Queijadas do Morgado

  • Mercado da Vila

  • Atlantico Azorean Restaurant

  • Bar Caloura

  • Casa do Abel

  • Central Parque

Hotels

  • Octant Furnas

  • Sensi Azores Nature & Spa

  • Santa Barbara Eco-Beach Resort

Things to See (hikes, views and gardens)

  • Ponta da Ferraria (ocean-side thermal baths)

  • Praia dos Mosteiros

  • Miradouro da Ponta do Escalvado

  • Sete Cidades (Lagoa Azul & Lagoa Verde)

  • Miradouro da Grota do Inferno (amazing view over Sete Cidades)

  • Praia do Areal de Santa Barbara (great surfing beach)

  • Lagoa do Fogo

  • Lagoa do Congro

  • Cascata do Limbo

  • Lagoa das Furnas

  • Caldeiras

  • Parque Terra Nostra

  • Casa Invertida (Furnas)

  • Grena Park

  • Jardim Botanico Antonio Borges

Things to Do

  • Porto Formosa Tea Factory

  • Gorreana Tea Factory

  • Hike around the Gorreana Tea Plantation

  • Ceramica Vieira

  • A Arruda Pineapple Plantation

  • Azores Whale Watching - Terra Azul

Things to Know

  • Use the Spot Azores webcams to find out where the sun is shining and the best views are

  • Bring rain gear and be ready for sun, rain and everything in between

  • Renting a car is highly recommended

  • Do a whale watch from Villa Franco do Campo rather than Ponta Delgada