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Sete Cidades
The green and blue lakes in a drowned volcano — the single most famous view in the Azores.
São MiguelSão Miguel
São Miguel destinations
Towns, viewpoints, beaches and natural sights on São Miguel, each with what this guide knows about getting there.
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Furnas
Steaming fumaroles, iron-orange thermal pools and a stew cooked underground — the Azores at their most volcanic.
São Miguel
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Lagoa do Fogo
A pristine crater lake in a nature reserve on the island’s central ridge — wild, protected, and worth the effort.
São Miguel
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Ponta Delgada
The Azores’ biggest town: basalt-and-whitewash arcades, a working waterfront, and its own municipal MiniBUS.
São Miguel
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Photo: Eduardo Manchon CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
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More bus destinations
- Ribeira Grande
- Vila Franca do Campo
- Lagoa
- Mosteiros
- Nordeste
- Povoação
- Ribeira Quente
- Capelas
- Feteiras
- Relva
- Água de Pau
- Maia
- Porto Formoso
- Fenais da Ajuda
- Ponta Garça
- Ginetes
- Várzea
- Candelária
- Rabo de Peixe
- Fajã de Baixo
- Fajã de Cima
- Livramento
- São Roque
- Santa Bárbara (Ribeira Grande)
- Arrifes
- Covoada
- Cabouco
- Pico da Pedra
- Ribeira Seca
- Remédios (Bretanha)
- Fenais da Luz
- Água Retorta
- Faial da Terra
- Calhetas
- Pilar da Bretanha
- Água d’Alto
- Ribeira Chã
- São Vicente Ferreira
- Santo António
- João Bom
Sources & last checked
- Visit Azores · São Miguel island overview ·
- Visit Azores · Parque Terra Nostra ·
- Visit Azores · Furnas Valley ·
- Azores Trails · Lagoa das Furnas trail ·
- Azores Trails · Chá Gorreana trail ·
- Visit Azores · Milícias Beach ·
- Visit Azores · Pópulo Beach ·
- Visit Azores · Fogo Beach (Ribeira Quente) ·
- Visit Azores · Ponta da Ferraria ·
- Visit Azores · Caldeira Velha ·
- Visit Azores · Ponta da Madrugada and Ponta do Sossego Lookouts ·
- Município de Nordeste · Revista Municipal de Nordeste ·
- Visit Azores · Ponta do Sossego Garden ·
- Visit Azores · UNESCO World Heritage ·
- Visit Azores · Feel Alive Azores: history ·
- Visit Azores · Nine islands ·
- Visit Azores · Plan your visit ·
- Atlânticoline · Schedules and journey search ·
- Atlânticoline · Official app support ·
- SATA / Azores Airlines · SATA Air Açores inter-island baggage ·
- Bolos Lêvedos Rosa Quental · About us ·
- Bolos Lêvedos Rosa Quental · Contacts ·
- Portal do Turismo dos Açores · Chá Gorreana ·
- Plantações de Ananases A. Arruda · Plantation and products ·
- Município de Ponta Delgada · Mercado Agrícola da Graça regulation ·
- Direção Regional da Mobilidade · Aeroportos dos Açores ·
- AzoresBus (Vale do Ave Açores) · Line 112 timetable PDF ·
- AzoresBus (Vale do Ave Açores) · Line 205 timetable PDF ·
- AzoresBus (Vale do Ave Açores) · Line 206 timetable PDF ·
- AzoresBus (Vale do Ave Açores) · Line 208 timetable PDF ·
- AzoresBus (Vale do Ave Açores) · Line 315 timetable PDF ·
- AzoresBus (Vale do Ave Açores) · Line 317 timetable PDF ·
- AzoresBus (Vale do Ave Açores) · Line 318 timetable PDF ·
- AzoresBus (Vale do Ave Açores) · Line E01 timetable PDF ·
- AzoresBus (Vale do Ave Açores) · Line index and complete printed stop inventory ·
Azores Bus
Take Azores Bus with you
Plan the way back before you set out. Azores Trails warns that many trails have no mobile network except at the start and end; the app keeps every printed return on your phone, offline.
- Six islands, in one appOperator-sourced schedules, routes and stops for São Miguel, Terceira, Faial, Pico, Santa Maria and Graciosa.
- Made for offlineTimetables stored on your phone for coast roads and craters with no signal.
Independent app. No ticket sales or live vehicle tracking.
