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Day 4 of 6 · Madalena · São Miguel & Pico Express Contrast

Day 4 — Mount Pico Foothills

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A flight day to your new base in Madalena, with plenty of free time.

Mount Pico Foothills
The lighthouse at the Ponta de São Mateus, with the iconic mountain of Pico in the distance, São Mateus, Madalena, Pico (Azores), Portugal © photographed on 25 August 2010 by José Luís Ávila Silveira/Pedro Noronha e Costa — Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Stage 3 · Madalena · Portugal

We sleep in São Roque do Pico, 8.5 km from the place visited

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days 4 and 6 2 nights ≈ 2 h 52 flight, estimatedclimate cold

Interest of the place — nature 25. Based on: volcano.

programme
3 h

To add if time allows: Visiting the Casa da Montanha to learn about the volcano's geology (3 h) · Walking up to the historic Vigia da Queimada whale lookout post (3 h)

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