Photo: Christer Johansson CC BY-SA 2.5 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
São Miguel
Chá Gorreana
Walk through São Miguel’s tea-growing landscape.
The official circular trail starts by the factory and crosses the plantation; confirm factory visits separately with the producer.
Make your visit work
- Open the official trail page for current notices and choose a return route before starting.
Getting there
Weekday express E01 prints Maia (Chá Gorreana) in both directions between Ponta Delgada and Nordeste. Its published stop is the useful bus anchor for the tea trail.
Travel & bus guidePlan the way back
Check the E01 direction and day codes for the return; other printed lines at the same stop have different patterns. Do not assume a factory visit fits the last bus.
Travel & bus guidePrinted bus stops
Stop order, not a geographic map. The line page explains operating days and printed times.
Outward direction
Line E01, stops in printed order: Vila do Nordeste (Terminal), Maia (Chá Gorreana), Ribeira Grande (Terminal), Lagoa (CUF), P. Delgada (Alfândega).
Return direction
Line E01, stops in printed order: P. Delgada (Alfândega), Lagoa (CUF), Ribeira Grande (Terminal), Maia (Chá Gorreana), Vila do Nordeste (Terminal).
Nearby & next
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.
