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Must See

GREAT VIEW
Lake Vistas
When not obscured by
cloud, the Lagoa das
Sete Cidades is best
seen from the Vista
do Rei. After admiring
the turquoise crater
from this view point,
follow the 12-km (7-mile)
trail around its rim.

1427

São Miguel is
believed to have been
discovered by Gonçalo
Velho Cabral.

1 Porto Formoso, on the north
coast of the island, is renowned 1
for its tea plantations, which
tumble down to the sea.
2 Scattered around the town
of Furnas are the Caldeiras das
Furnas. These hot bubbling
springs provide the therapeutic
mud and mineral water used
for the town’s spa treatments.
3 In front of the 17th-century
façade of Ponta Delgada’s
town hall, you’ll find a statue
of St Michael the Archangel,
the island’s patron saint. 2 3

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