Photo: Diego Delso CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
Furnas
Steaming fumaroles, iron-orange thermal pools and a stew cooked underground — the Azores at their most volcanic.
São MiguelSão Miguel
Caldeiras das Furnas
See the active fumaroles in Furnas village.
This is the village’s volcanic area; the lake-side caldeiras are a separate stop and should not be confused with it.
Make your visit work
- Visibility and access can change; check the forecast and any local notices before setting out.
Getting there
For the village fumaroles, line 318 prints Furnas (Caldeiras) toward Povoação. This is not the caldeiras on the lake’s north shore.
Travel & bus guidePlan the way back
Toward Ponta Delgada, the 318 prints Furnas (Lg. das Caldeiras), a different stop name. Check that return column before walking away.
Travel & bus guidePrinted bus stops
Stop order, not a geographic map. The line page explains operating days and printed times.
Outward direction
Line 318, stops in printed order: P. Delgada (Alfândega), Furnas (Pq. Campismo), Furnas (Polícia), Furnas (Caldeiras), Ribeira Quente (X), Redondo da Ribeira Quente, Povoação (Terminal).
Return direction
Line 318, stops in printed order: Furnas (Polícia), Redondo da Ribeira Quente, Ribeira Quente (X), Furnas (Lg. das Caldeiras), Furnas (Polícia), Furnas (Lg. do Teatro), P. Delgada (Forte S. Brás).
See the islands
Watch the official film about cozido cooked in the geothermal ground by Furnas Lake.
Experiences to fit your day
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Nearby & next
Photo: Christer Johansson CC BY-SA 2.5 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: P. Hughes CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Eduardo Manchon CC BY-SA 3.0 , 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.
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