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.
Travel TipsTerra Nostra closes at 16:30, Poça da Dona Beija stays open until 23:00, and the cozido comes out of the ground by the lake before noon. Caldeira Velha, the third famous pool, is not in Furnas at all. Opening times, 2026 prices and a day plan that fits all of it together.
Travel TipsEvery main sight on São Miguel is a day trip from Ponta Delgada: Furnas is about 43 km away, Sete Cidades 26 km, Ribeira Grande 19 km. The base you pick decides your evenings and how often you drive the same road. Here is what each of the four areas gives you, what it costs you, and how to split a week between them.
Travel TipsOn Graciosa's south coast, water at around 35 to 40°C comes up from under the Furna do Enxofre into a bathhouse built in 1947 to 1951 and renovated in 2010. What you can book at the Termas do Carapacho, how the tidal sea pools below compare with the island's other Blue Flag bathing places, and the 1956 lighthouse at Ponta da Restinga that Terceira can see on a clear night.