Angra do Heroismo Trip Overview
I will make sure the group will be comfortable during the trip and i will share my knowledge of the island with the whole group.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Angra do Heroismo, Portugal
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Angra do Heroismo, Azores, Portugal
I will make sure the group will be comfortable during the trip and i will share my knowledge of the island with the whole group.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Terceira, Terceira, Azores
Visit best places of each small village aroud the Island with stops in the best viewpoints and picnic parks.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Praia da Vitoria, Praia da Vitoria, Terceira, Azores
Praia da Vitória is a municipality in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. With a population of 21,035, the second largest administrative authority on the island of Terceira, it covers an area of 161.27 square kilometres, that extends from the northern coast halfway into the interior.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Serra do Cume Viewpoint, Serra do Cume, Praia da Vitoria, Terceira Portugal
Platforms offering views over the plains of the island’s interior as well as Praia da Vitória.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Biscoitos, Biscoitos, Terceira, Azores
volcanic origin, its terrain is poor, so vines were and still are a very usual crop, so Biscoitos began to be known for its high quality wine, which is made with Verdelho grapes.
The village has a wine museum called the Museu do Vinho dos Biscoitos that was established in 1990
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Monte Brasil, Freguesia da Se, Angra do Heroismo, Terceira Portugal
Monte Brasil is an extinct volcano that emerged from the sea to join the city of Angra do Heroísmo. Today, it is a protected landscape and the city’s natural park. Monte Brasil has excellent viewpoints, and tree and shrub species that are of special interest. The Castle of São João Baptista (Saint John the Baptist), on Monte Brasil, is one of the largest and most important forts that the Philippine Dynasty built in Portugal at the end of the sixteenth century. This area is inviting for relaxing walks and has a hiking and walking trail, called Monte (Mount) Brasil, duly marked and recognized by the Regional Department of Tourism.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Algar do Carvao, Estrada Algar Do Carvao Center of Island, Terceira Portugal
The great eruption, known as the Pico Alto, which occurred north of the existing Guilherme Moniz volcanic apparatus, poured its lavas from a great distance. Later, a new eruption, this time basaltic, tore the ground and initiated a process that would lead to the formation of a stromboliano volcano – the Peak of the Coal. In a first phase, by forcing and trying to break the existing trachytic effusion, which constituted a natural barrier of little consistency, it formed the zone of the lagoon and the two vaults on it. Later, in a new attempt of evasion, the basaltic lavas, they broke more to the side the current chimney, leaving to the outside. In its final phase the magma descended into the deepest conduits and the magma chamber, giving rise, this almost instantaneous absence of magma, to the formation of the Algar proper. Very effusive lava spills produced very flowing acidic lava rivers that charred existing vegetation.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Miradouro da Serra de Santa Barbara, Santa Bárbara, Angra do Heroismo, Terceira 9700-471 Portugal
In the western part of the island of Terceira, Azores, Portugal. At 1,021 m (3,350 ft) elevation, it is the highest point of the island. It is named after the village located on the coast to the south, Santa Bárbara
Duration: 1 hour
