Photo: Gonçalo Torres CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
Lagoa do Fogo
A pristine crater lake in a nature reserve on the island’s central ridge — wild, protected, and worth the effort.
São MiguelSão Miguel
Caldeira Velha
Thermal water and vegetation on the Fogo massif.
This is a separate managed nature visit from Lagoa do Fogo; confirm current entry arrangements before travelling.
Make your visit work
- Opening hours
October: daily 09:00–18:30. Ticket office closes 30 minutes earlier; entry uses a 90-minute slot.
Parques Naturais dos Açores ·- Admission
Age 15–64: €10 including thermal pools, or €3 for the monument and interpretation centre only.
Parques Naturais dos Açores ·
- Check current bathing conditions and access notices on the day; this description is not a safety report.
Getting there
The committed bus stop inventory has no named Caldeira Velha stop, and no verified pedestrian link from a served stop has been established. Arrange another mode to the entrance.
Travel & bus guidePlan the way back
Confirm the return ride before entering. The nearby Fogo-area bus guide does not establish a bus from this attraction.
Travel & bus guideNearby & next
Photo: Christer Johansson CC BY-SA 2.5 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Diego Delso CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: P. Hughes 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.
