What to see in the Azores

Azores highlights

The places you can’t miss. In the app we sort them by day and close to each other.

1. Sete Cidades

   Two lakes, one green and one blue, at the bottom of a great crater on São Miguel.

2. Lagoa do Fogo

   A crater lake surrounded by mountains, one of the most beautiful in the archipelago.

3. Furnas

   Fumaroles, hot springs and the stew that’s cooked underground.

4. Ponta Delgada

   The capital, with its city gate and houses of black volcanic stone.

5. Whale and dolphin watching

   The Azores are among the best places in Europe to see whales and dolphins.

6. Gorreana tea plantation

   One of the few tea plantations in Europe.

7. Mount Pico

   The highest summit in Portugal, on the island of the same name.

Day trips from the Azores

We take you straight to the best-rated tour on GetYourGuide, with its reviews and dates.

• Whales and dolphins ★ 4.7 (4,207 reviews)
• Sete Cidades ★ 4.8 (344 reviews)
• Furnas ★ 4.7 (4,207 reviews)

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Curious facts about the Azores

• The cozido das Furnas cooks for hours buried in the volcanic ground, with the heat of the earth.

Typical food of the Azores

The dish you have to try there and how to make it at home, to whet your appetite before the trip (or to go back to the Azores from your kitchen).

Cozido das Furnas

In the Azores the pot is buried in the volcanic ground of Furnas and the heat of the earth cooks it for hours. At home, the same stew of meats and vegetables, on the lowest heat.

• Serves 6
• 4 h

Ingredients

• 500 g stewing beef
• 500 g pork ribs
• 2 chicken thighs
• 1 chorizo and 1 black pudding
• 1 cabbage
• 4 potatoes and 2 sweet potatoes
• 3 carrots
• 1 turnip
• Salt

How to make it at home

1. Put the meats at the bottom of a large pot, then the sausages.
2. On top, place the vegetables in large pieces, finishing with the cabbage leaves.
3. Salt and add just one glass of water: it cooks almost in the steam.
4. Cover tightly (you can seal the lid with foil) and cook in the oven at 140 °C for about 4 hours.
5. Serve the meats and vegetables on a large platter.

The trick: In the ground it cooks for about six hours: here, the slower the better.

Frequently asked questions about the Azores