Waterfall, Lake

The most visited place on Flores is hidden in the deep forests of the west coast, less than 1 km from the main road. On the map you can also find the place under the names Alagoinha or Lagoa das Patas. [btn "Buy tickets to Flores Airport FLW" /go-skyscanner] Waterfalls like silver ribbons The Ferreiro River, flowing from the central mountain plateau in the middle of the island, turns into dozens of large and small waterfalls on the edge of a…

Waterfall

The waterfall on Flore's most powerful river, the Grande, is just a few hundred metres from the more famous Cascata da Ribeira do Ferreiro. Over 180 metres high, the waterfall falls from an almost perpendicular cliff and then flows straight down a raging steep river to the village of Fajãzinha, where it empties into the sea. [btn "Find the best accommodation in Flores" https://booking.com/region/pt/ilha-das-flores.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p…

Waterfall

The Cascata do Poço do Bacalhau is the most accessible waterfall and forms a beautiful landmark on the coast, close to the town of Fajã Grande. [btn "Find the best accommodation in Flores" https://booking.com/region/pt/ilha-das-flores.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-flores-bacalhau] The Bacalhau waterfall consists of a single spring falling from a perpendicular wall about 75 metres high into a small lake creating an almost fairytale-like setting.…

Lake

The most visited of all the volcanic lakes, of which there are several on the plateau of central Flores, are two lakes located right next to each other: Lagoa Negra and Lagoa Comprida. [btn "Prices and availability of accommodation on Flores" https://booking.com/region/pt/ilha-das-flores.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-flores-negra-comprida] The two lagoons, remnants of volcanic craters, are close together and separated by a strip of cliff less…

Lake

Lake Funda is the largest body of water filling the former volcanic caldera on the island of Flores. Just next to Lagoa Funda you will also find the smaller and considerably less photogenic caldera filled by Lagoa Rasa. [btn "Prices and availability of accommodation on Flores" https://booking.com/region/pt/ilha-das-flores.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-flores-funda] Lagoa Funda is situated at 400 metres above sea level and is surrounded by steep…

Road, Cliff

The beautiful marked PR4FLO trail takes you along the edge of the cliffs from the outskirts of Lajes to the settlement of Fajã de Lopo Vaz. A few houses with fields and beaches with giant volcanic rocks are literally locked on a tiny piece of flat land under more than 400 meters high rocky cliffs. The only access is on foot along a fairly comfortable, if steep, path. [btn "Find the best accommodation in Flores" https://booking.com/region/pt…

Stony Beach, Cliff

Alagoa Bay is a popular stop on foot and by car along the northeast coast of Flores. The deep wooded valley empties into the sea at the rocky cliffs where a beach with large volcanic rocks is formed. Baía de Alagoa is particularly popular for the pointed rock formations rising from the sea surface to a height of about 15 metres. [btn "Prices and availability of accommodation in Flores" https://booking.com/region/pt/ilha-das-flores.en.html?aid…

Natural formation

The Rocha dos Bordões rock formation is geologically unique in the Azores and is only found in such a massive form on the island of Flores. [btn "Prices and availability of accommodation on Flores" https://booking.com/region/pt/ilha-das-flores.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-flores-bordoes] Rocha dos Bordões is characterised by huge basalt columns reaching up to 150 metres high. The perpendicular rock towers over the west coast of Flores and is…

Cape

Flores is the westernmost inhabited island in Europe. Although the island is geologically located on the North American tectonic plate, it is generally considered to be a European landmass due to the fact that it is part of the European archipelago of the Azores. [btn "Buy tickets to Flores FLW Airport" /go-skyscanner] Although the westernmost point of Europe itself is not breathtaking, it lies in the most beautiful western part of the island…

Lake

Lagoa Branca is a shallow lake in a former volcanic caldera on a plateau in the middle of the island at an altitude of about 650 metres. Compared to the nearby lakes Negra and Comprida, Lagoa Branca has a completely different appearance. It lies in an orphaned landscape of low vegetation and its shores are very gentle. The best vantage point of the lake is on the road connecting the centre of the island with the village of Ponta Delgada to the…