# What to see in the Azores

Lakes, calderas, hot springs and whales across the nine islands.

- 29 votes · 12 items
- May 7, 2025 · passaporte_coimbra
- https://even.best/en/l/4015/what-to-see-in-the-azores

## Top 12

1. **Mount Pico** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Portugal's highest mountain, 2,351 m.
2. **Sete Cidades, São Miguel** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Blue and Green lakes in the great caldera.
3. **Algar do Carvão, Terceira** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Volcanic chimney you can go down.
4. **Furnas** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Fumaroles, Terra Nostra and the volcanic stew.
5. **Whale watching** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Sperm whales and dolphins off São Miguel and Pico.
6. **Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — UNESCO-listed historic centre.
7. **Lagoa do Fogo** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Crater lake in central São Miguel.
8. **Capelinhos Volcano, Faial** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — The 1957-58 eruption that enlarged the island.
9. **Gorreana Tea** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Europe's oldest tea plantations.
10. **Flores Island** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Waterfalls and hydrangeas on the westernmost island.
11. **Pico Island vineyard landscape** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Volcanic stone enclosures, UNESCO-listed.
12. **Fajãs of São Jorge** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Coastal flats below the cliffs.

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