The easternmost cape of Pico is adorned with the beautiful "Farol do Ponta da Ilha" lighthouse, as well as a hiking trail along the coast through lava fields that look like a moonscape.

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Turn off the main road towards the village of Manhenha and drive to the end of it, parking your car at the edge of the tarmac road.

About 100 metres before the lighthouse, a signposted road turns off the road through a jagged lava field, which eventually becomes a comfortable, well-maintained path along the coast, which you can follow to the village of Ribeirinha, 8km away.

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