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.
Fajã Grande Located in an extensive fajã on the west coast of the island, bounded on the land side by the huge escarpment of Rocha da Fajã, a cliff that in some areas exceeds 600 m in height, and on the other by a low and very cut coastline, Fajã Grande consists of three places: Fajã Grande, the center of the parish and its most populous location.
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.
Ilhéu de Monchique The westernmost point of Europe, this islet used to be a reference point for the adjustment of navigation instruments and for checking the route.
