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

Welcome to Futurismo's land blog!

Welcome to our land blog!

Since 2006 Futurismo has been operating land tours, including jeep safaris, walking tours, biking tours, geotourism and tailor made tours. These tours operate throughout the year and they are an excellent way to see the most beautiful places in the Azores with Futurismo's knowledgeable and experienced guides. In this blog you can see our stories and photographs from some of our previous land tours. Over time we will be updating this blog with more stories, photographs and videos of our adventures.

We welcome you to come and discover the Azores with us!