Picos Volcanic Fissural System, São Miguel Island

#16 among attractions in São Miguel Island

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The Picos Volcanic Fissural System is a system of scoria cones that build up the central region of the island of São Miguel. This volcano is very young with most of it only 5000 years old. The only recorded eruption was in 1652, but seven other eruptions have taken place in the cinder cone group in the last 10,000 years. ()

Coordinates: 37°47'11"N, 25°28'23"W

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Picos Volcanic Fissural System – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ribeira Grande City Hall, Lagoa do Congro, Church of Santa Cruz, Cha Gorreana.

3.7 miNW
City hall
Ribeira Grande City Hall, Ribeira Grande
94 min walk • The Ribeira Grande City Hall is a medieval structure constructed to house the municipal council/authority, situated in the civil parish of Matriz, municipality of Ribeira Grande, on the Portgueese archipelago of the Azores.
4.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Outdoor activities
Lagoa do Congro, Vila Franca do Campo
105 min walk • The Congro Volcanic Fissural System is a system of scoria cones that build up the central region of the island of São Miguel. This volcano is very young with most of it only 5000 years old.
5.8 miSW
Church
Church of Santa Cruz, São Miguel Island
149 min walk • The Church of Santa Cruz is a Catholic church situated in the civil parish of Santa Cruz, in the municipality of Lagoa, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
4.4 miNE
37°49'6"N • 25°24'9"W
Cha Gorreana, São Miguel Island
114 min walk • Tea room, Museum
5.2 miS
Church
Convent of São Francisco, Vila Franca do Campo
132 min walk • The Convent of São Francisco, also known as the Convent of Saint Francis of Assisi or the Convent of Our Lady of the Rosary, is a convent in the civil parish of São Pedro, in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
1.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Água de Pau Massif, São Miguel Island
43 min walk • Água de Pau Massif is a stratovolcanic complex, located in central part of the island of São Miguel, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
5.5 miS
Park
Convent of Caloura
140 min walk • The Convent of Caloura is a Portuguese 16th-century convent located in the civil parish of Água de Pau, in the municipality of Lagoa, on the island of São Miguel in the archipelago of the Azores.
5.4 miNE
37°49'48"N • 25°23'25"W
Museu do Tabaco da Maia, São Miguel Island
139 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
5.3 miSE
Memorial
Estátua de Gonçalo Vaz Botelho, Vila Franca do Campo
136 min walk • The Statue of Gonçalo Vaz Botelho is located in largo do Concelho, in the town and county of Vila Franca do Campo, on the island of São Miguel, Autonomous Region of the Azores, in Portugal.