Pico Island is an island in the Central Group of the Azores and well know for the volcano, Ponta do Pico, which is the highest mountain in Portugal, the Azores, and the highest elevation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Pico is referred to as the Ilha Preta ("Black Island"), for its black volcanic earth, responsible for its UNESCO-designated historical vineyards that allowed the development of the island.
Geography
The island is 17.5 km south of São Jorge and just 7 km east of Faial. These three islands are an area that is colloquially known as o Triangulo (The Triangle). Pico is 46 kilometers long, and at its maximum extent about 16 kilometers wide, rising from its center to the west in the summit of the stratovolcano of Pico; making it the second largest of the Azores islands. Along the central plain of volcano cones to the eastern coast the landscape is pitted with the remnants of craters and lake-filled cones, and dominated by the ancient volcano of Topo. Festivities
Espirito Santo Festivities - Seven weeks after Easter in several villages of the island.
Cais de Agosto in S. Roque - Last weekend of July /first of August.
Festa do Senhor Bom Jesus Milagroso in Sao Mateus - August.
Semana dos Baleeiros in Lajes -August
Places to Visit
Mountain
Gruta das Torres
Whale museums
Vineyards
Lagoa do capitão
Arcos do cachorro
Caves of Frei matinas and Montanheiros
Pico is a very special island , you need to be there an feel it by yourself !
The mountain is a masterpiece of mother Nature.
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