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Day 2 of 6 · Ponta Delgada · São Miguel & Pico Express Contrast

Day 2 — Furnas Geothermal Valley

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An active day out from your base in Ponta Delgada, with 1 h 21 on the road.

Stage 2 · Furnas · Portugal

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day 2 0 nights 41 min on the road43 kmclimate favourable

Interest of the place — nature 15 · culture 35 · relaxation 30. Based on: public baths reached from the stage (Poça da Dona Beija); lake reached from the stage (Lagoa das Furnas); museum reached from the stage (Gorreana).

programme
8 h
road
1 h 21
  • Hiking through dense forest to the Salto do Prego waterfallPlace Faial da Terra, 10.7 km away · exact place name

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    5 h
  • Walking through the historic fields of Gorreana Tea FactoryInterest culture 35Place Cha Gorreana Tea Factory, 9.3 km away · nearby point, to check

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    3 h

To add if time allows: Observing the lifting of the traditional Cozido stew cooked underground (2 h)

Bad-weather option — something else that day — Lakeside hike around Lagoa das Furnas to the geothermal caldeiras

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