Walking tour to Sete Cidades

On our usual walking tour around "Sete Cidades" we have beautiful views of the lakes from above. However, because of the foggy weather and slippery due to recent bad weather, we have decided to do an alternative tour and walk down around the lakes of "Sete Cidades" through a protected area of these volcanic lakes.



Walking down by the Blue Lake of  "Sete Cidades"

One of Futurismo´s guides - Emma with our german clients

The protected area of "Sete Cidades"



The Blue Lake of "Sete Cidades"

Our clients



Full-day tour to Furnas with Futurismo

Below are some pictures of our full-day tour to Furnas from Tuesday. On this day we combined our walking tour with a visit to the tea factory "Gorreana" where you can taste local green and black tea. For lunch we went to a family restaurant where we ate "cozido" which is a speciality cooked underground in Furnas. We also had the chance to taste some local liqueurs. At the end of the tour we visited the chapel "Senhora da Paz" in Vila Franca do Campo. This chapel is situated high on the hill above Vila Franca and offers breathtaking views of Vila Franca Islet.



The tea plantations

The modern methods of tea collecting which replaced a traditional manual ones



Sterilization of tea leaves before their rolling

In the middle of the Furnas crater - caldeiras

The favourite "sauna" place of Heidi (our german guide)



The tasting of natural mineral water in Furnas

The view from the "Pico do Ferro" (The Iron Peak) to the Furnas lake



In front of Vila Frnaca Islet

Fishermen in Vila Franca do Campo

Walking tour to Lagoa do Fogo with Futurismo

Today we accomplished a full-day walking tour to „Lagoa do Fogo“ (The Fire Lake) which got this name after the last very explosive eruption that had occured in 1564 and was visible even from the Island of Terceira in the central group of the Azores archipelago. The difficulty-rating of this walking trail is "medium "because of its steep slope at the beginning, which is followed by enjoyable walking through the forest passing by "levada" (the water channel which brings water  from the mountain to the lower places of the island). From the beginning we had pleasant weather and in the end we had nice views to the "Lagoa do Fogo" lake which was not hidden in the fog this time. Today's walking tour rounded up with a visit to the natural monument of  "Caldeira Velha" which is the place with natural boiling water and also, with the bathing place where our clients can have a warm bath if they wish.

"Levada"

Blossoming hydrangea

Caldeira Velha

Full-day Sete Cidades walking tour

a full-day walking tour to Sete Cidades took place yesterday. We had started our tour with foggy weather but later on the sun showed itself and we had nice views of the Blue and Green Lake as we were walking around the crater of Sete Cidades craters. After the walking part of the tour we visited th village of Sete Cidades and ended it with an excursion to a pineapple plantation in "Fajã de Baixo" village.

                                                                          Sete Cidades lakes

     One of the Futurismo´s guides with our german group of clients explaning how the pineapples are grown in São Miguel

Walking tour to Praia da Viola with Futurismo

Yesterday, with beautiful sunny weather, we accomplished a walking tour to the beach called "Praia da Viola" on the north coast of the island of São Miguel. Starting from a village Lomba da Maia, passing the ruins of the old watermills, we were walking down to the coast, where we saw several waterfalls, and soon reached this beautiful beach. After a short break we left Praia da Viola and continued up to another village named "Maia", where we had a picnic in one of the local picnic places, which can be found all around the island. We rounded up the walking tour with a visit to the tobacco factory in Maia. Below are some photos of our full-day walking tour that took place today:

                                                                       The village "Lomba da Maia"

Coming to the beach "Praia da Viola"

One of the several waterfalls on the way

One of Futurismo´s guides with our clients

The north coast of the island of São Miguel

Maia village