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Day 5 of 6 · Madalena · São Miguel & Pico Express Contrast

Day 5 — Madalena Basalt Vineyards

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A mixed day out from your base in Madalena, with a short drive (57 min).

Madalena Basalt Vineyards
Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture © photographed on 22 July 2011 by Unukorno — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Stage 4 · Madalena · Portugal

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day 5 0 nights 29 min on the road24 kmclimate favourable

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

programme
8 h
road
57 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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    4 h
  • Swimming in the natural volcanic rock pools of Piscina Natural da BarcaPlace Barca, 3.6 km away · exact place name

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    4 h

To add if time allows: Tasting local volcanic wines at the Cooperativa Vitivinícola da Ilha do Pico (3 h) · Visiting the Pico Wine Museum and its dragon tree garden (3 h)

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

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