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Furnas, Caldeira Velha, Poça da Dona Beija and the tidal spring at Ferraria: what each costs, when each is busy, and how the island's geothermal water gets to the surface.
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Travel TipsThe Ferraria road reopened in May 2026 under traffic lights after the 2025 landslide, and the paid spa has closed for good. How to time the free hot sea pool with the tide, the PRC43SMI cinder-cone loop, the 1901 lighthouse, the Escalvado whaling lookout and the Mosteiros sunset.
Travel TipsSão Miguel has three public campsites: Furnas, Nordeste and free, basic Sete Cidades. Seasons, contacts, the tourist tax and the wild-camping and campervan rules.
Travel TipsTerra Nostra (€17, until 16:30) or Poça da Dona Beija (€12, until 23:00)? The Furnas hot springs compared, cozido times and a day plan for 2026.
Travel TipsFor a first week on São Miguel, base yourself in Ponta Delgada and add two or three nights in Furnas. Distances, trade-offs and how to split the week.
Travel TipsCarapacho's thermal water (35 to 40°C) is for booked baths, not a swim; the season runs 1 May to 30 September. Plus the tidal sea pools and the 1956 lighthouse.
