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
Lagoa das Furnas
A lakeside visit in the Furnas volcanic landscape.
The official lake trail links shore, woodland and volcanic features; decide how much of the route suits your day.
Make your visit work
- Open the official trail page for current notices and choose a return route before starting.
Getting there
Line 318 prints Furnas (Lagoa) on the road past the lake before reaching the village. It does not establish access to every lakeshore site.
Travel & bus guidePlan the way back
The 318 prints Furnas (Lagoa) in both directions. Check the return column before starting the lake trail; the north-shore caldeiras have no printed stop.
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), Ponta Garça (Gaiteira), Furnas (Ermida), Furnas (Lagoa), Furnas (Lg. Marquês da Praia), Furnas (Águas Quentes), Povoação (Terminal).
Return direction
Line 318, stops in printed order: Furnas (Polícia), Furnas (Lg. do Teatro), Furnas (Junta de Freguesia), Furnas (Lagoa), Furnas (Ermida), Ponta Garça (Gaiteira), 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: Diego Delso 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.
Independent app. No ticket sales or live vehicle tracking.
