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Day 6 of 6 · Madalena · Pico Volcanic & Vineyard Heritage

Day 6 — Madalena, departure

DEPARTUREDEPARTURElava cave

Departure day, with a short drive (55 min) and little free time.

Madalena, departure
Vineyards near Criação Velha, Pico © photographed in 2007 by The original uploader was Ulrich Thumult at English Wikipedi… — CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Stage 4 · Madalena · Portugal

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0 nights 39 min on the road34 kmclimate favourable

Interest of the place — nature 20 · culture 15. Based on: vineyard; cave reached from the stage (Gruta das Torres).

programme
3 h
road
55 min
  • Guided exploration of the massive Gruta das Torres lava tubeInterest nature 20Place Gruta das Torres, 3.7 km away · exact place name★★☆☆☆ · known in 8 languages — article “Gruta das Torres”“Gruta das Torres, is a lava cave, a geological formation of volcanic origin formed from the flow and cooling of subterranean magma rivers. This formation is located outside the parish of Criação Velha, in the municipality of Madalena, on the western flanks of the island of Pico.” — after Wikipedia

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    3 h

Bad-weather option — something else that day — Guided exploration of the massive Gruta das Torres lava tube

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On the way

Stops beside the road, chosen for their small detour — we say they are on the way, we do not promise to go through them.

  • Gruta das Torres

    Gruta das Torres

    Explore one of the longest lava tubes in Portugal featuring unique geological formations.

    90 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps

    © photographed on 28 August 2006 by Ulrich Thumult — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons