Travel Tips
Essential information for visiting the Azores
Getting around Terceira: Lajes airport bus, car hire, ferries
The EVT bus from Lajes airport to Angra takes about 70 minutes with a change in Praia da Vitória. Also car hire, taxis and the summer-only ferries.
Biscoitos on Terceira: the lava pools, the walled Verdelho vineyards and the wine museum
A half day on Terceira's north coast: the Biscoitos sea pools in the lava, adapted for bathing in 1969 and shut by a northerly swell; the currais, the stone-walled vineyards of one of the three Azores wine appellations; and the Museu do Vinho, opened in 1990, whose 2026 hours we could not confirm. Why EVT's weekday route 11 does not work for a day trip from Angra (September 2026 timetable), when to swim and when to visit the museum, and the 14.4 km PR09TER trail that ends at the pools.
Serra do Cume on Terceira: the patchwork viewpoint, how to get up there, and when the light works
The walled green fields of Terceira seen from Serra do Cume, the 545 m rim of the island's oldest caldera. Two free viewpoints built in 2008, one over Praia da Vitória bay and one over the old crater floor. The two roads up (the steep one from Fontinhas climbs about 409 m in 5 km), why cloud matters more than the clock, which side to see in the morning and which in the late afternoon, and the PRC11TER trail on the opposite rim.
Tourada à corda on Terceira: rope bullfight dates and safety
Terceira's rope bullfights run 1 May to 15 October in village streets, free to watch. The rules, where to stand safely, how to find one and the Sanjoaninas.
Algar do Carvão and Gruta do Natal, Terceira: hours and tickets
Terceira's two show caves open afternoons only, daily from April to September. Tickets are 10 and 9 euros in 2026. What to wear, and the fumaroles next door.
Angra do Heroísmo on foot: the old town, Monte Brasil, and whether to stay in Angra or Praia da Vitória
Angra's centre has been on the UNESCO list since 1983, and a morning on foot takes you from the old customs quay up to the Alto da Memória obelisk. The PRC04TER trail circles Monte Brasil in 7.5 km, past the fortress you can only enter on a guided visit. Then the practical question: Angra for evenings and walking, or Praia da Vitória for the sand beach and the airport a few minutes away.
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Complete guides to events and travel on the island.