Baía de São Lourenço Shaped like an amphitheatre and surrounded by vineyards planted up the slope, it features a beach and tidal pools which are enjoyed by many visitors during the summer.
Baía dos Anjos Located in the north part of the island, the chapel where Christopher Columbus attended Mass on his return trip from America is still standing.
Barreiro da Faneca A semi-desert, arid and clayish landscape, red in colour, it is usually called “red desert”. This is a unique protected landscape area of the Azores of approximately 8.35 square km, and includes the Bays of Raposo, Tagarete and Cré.
Caldeirão Lookout A 300-metre deep crater with a diameter of 2.3 km. Some say that, inside, you can see the outline of the nine islands of the Azores.
Espalamaca Lookout Guarded by a 30-metre high cross and by a statue Nossa Sr.ª da Conceição, from there you can see the other islands of the Central Group (Pico, São Jorge and Graciosa).
Fajã da Caldeira de Santo Cristo A nature reserve and special ecological area, it is considered to be a sanctuary for body boarding and surfing. It is the only place in the archipelago where clams (Tapes decussatus), a local delicacy, grow.
Fajã de Lopo Vaz Named after one of the first settlers, this was probably the first place to be inhabited on this island. There are some wild goats in this fajã.
Fajã de São João Typical homes built in black stone with sash windows, and small farms, whose production is all for the farmer's own consumption. This fajã is one of the most pictoresque on the island.
Fajã dos Vimes Weaving in manual looms has subsisted in this fajã since the sixteenth century. Various stitching techniques are applied to produce beautiful bedspreads and carpets. Because of the micro climate of this fajã, coffee is planted here for local consumption.
Fajãzinha A small fajã from where one can see about twenty waterfalls, the biggest of which drops for 300 metres.
Furnas Valley Home of the lake and parish of Furnas, the valley’s typical smell of sulphur and the boiling, smoking hot springs are secondary evidence of volcanic activity.
Gruta dos Enxaréus This is a semi-submersed cave on the coastline only visible from the sea and measuring 50 metres in length and 25 metres in width. Relatively big ships can enter this cave which was a hideout for pirates and smugglers of contraband goods who loitered around the island.
