Photo: Diego Delso CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
Terceira
Algar do Carvão
Go inside a volcanic chimney on Terceira.
The descent is the central experience here; check entry arrangements with the cave operator before setting out.
Make your visit work
- Before you go
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- Opening hours
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- Admission
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- Confirm entry, booking and opening information with the attraction before travelling.
Getting there
No public-transport stop at this place has been verified. Use the official place or trail map to choose your approach and arrange a return before setting out.
Plan the way back
Choose a way back from this place before leaving your starting point; a local road or trail does not establish a return bus.
Nearby & next
Photo: Diego Delso CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
Sources & last checked
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.

