Photo: Jules Verne Times Two CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
Sete Cidades
The green and blue lakes in a drowned volcano — the single most famous view in the Azores.
São MiguelSão Miguel
Miradouro da Vista do Rei
The classic high view over the Sete Cidades lakes.
Come for the crater panorama, then treat the village beside the lakes as a different destination with its own access.
Make your visit work
- Visibility and access can change; check the forecast and any local notices before setting out.
Getting there
No AzoresBus stop is published at the Vista do Rei rim. Lines 205, 206 and 208 serve Sete Cidades (Lagoas) in the village below, not this viewpoint.
Travel & bus guidePlan the way back
Arrange transport to and from the rim separately; a village bus ticket is not a return plan from the viewpoint.
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.
