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   Events

   Festivals of the Lord Jesus Christ

   In São Miguel, in the Azores, witness the Festivals of the Lord Jesus Christ. The image of the Convento da Esperança, in Ponta Delgada, is paraded on the fifth Sunday after Easter, with much fanfare and torchlight.
   
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   Suggestions

   São Miguel, the green island

   The island of São Miguel is the largest in the Azores, forming the Eastern Group of the Archipelago together with the island of Santa Maria, 81km away.Its settlement began in 1444 in Povoação and then Vila Franca do Campo, the island’s first (...)

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   Suggestions

   Islet of Vila Franca do Campo

   A small paradise that is off the shore of a larger one - the island of São Miguel - the islet of Vila Franca do Campo provides an exciting day for anyone who visit it.Situated opposite the town of Vila Franca do Campo, about 1km from the coast, the (...)

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   Beaches

   Praia do Areal de Santa Bárbara

   Close to Ribeira Grande, the Santa Bárbara Sands form one of the most extensive beaches in the region, stretching for about 1km. With an excellent support infrastructure, this beach is a prime leisure area where sports such as surfing and (...)

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   Gardens, Parks and Forests

   Parque Terra Nostra

   The history of Terra Nostra Park is connected to the development of the village of Furnas as a thermal spa and summer resort.This Romantic-style botanical garden was built in the 18th and 19th centuries and is one of the most popular sites on the (...)

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   Protected Areas

   Reserva Natural Regional Ilhéu de Vila Franca

   Ilhéu de Vila Franca Regional Nature ReserveIlhéu de Vila Franca was classified as a Regional Nature Reserve in 2004.The area resulted from a submarine eruption that produced an almost perfectly circular caldera, measuring around 150 m in diameter (...)

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   Beaches

   Praia do Fogo (Ribeira Quente)

   Set in a bay of outstanding natural beauty, with the green of the mountains as its backdrop, Praia do Fogo or Praia da Ribeira Quente is a small but welcoming sandy beach. Another of its attractions is the temperature of the seawater: due to the (...)

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   Protected Areas

   Centro Ambiental do Priolo

   Located in the Cancela do Cinzeiro Forestry Park within the Special Protection Zone of Pico da Vara/Ribeira do Guilherme, Priolo Environmental Centre aims to preserve this small bird and its habitat. The priolo is Europe’s second rarest bird (...)

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   Restaurants and Cafés

   100 Espinhas

   
   
   Telephone: +351 296 098 485
   Website: http://www.restaurante100espinhas.blogspot.com
   

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    Thermal Baths

    Termas das Furnas

    
    
    Telephone: +351 296 549 000
    Fax: +351 296 549 001
    E-mail: reservas@furnasspahotel.com
    Website: http://www.furnasspahotel.com
    

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