Terceira top attractions
If you have several days in Terceira, you can program two circuits, west or east, as I did. If you don’t have much time, then you’ll have to choose among the most interesting points those that you can visit. I recommend:
Angra do Heroísmo
Algar do Carvão
São Mateus da Calheta
Praia da Vitória
Miradouro da Serra do Cume
Gruta do Natal
Biscoitos natural pools
Lagoa das Patas
Porto Martins
Terceira East side
Terceira East side
Visiting Angra is the ultimate goal of any visit to Terceira, but the island has many more interesting spots that can be visited from the capital. Travelling east, the most interesting is:
Porto Judeu
Porto Martins
Feteira
Serra do Cume
São Sebastião
Praia da Vitória
Terceira west side
Travelling west, starting and ending in Angra, the most interesting is:
Serreta
Biscoitos
Altares
Raminho
12 Ribeiras
Santa Bárbara
Nossa Senhora do Pilar
São Bartolomeu de Regatos
São Mateus da Calheta
Cheese – Vaquinha factory
It seems to be a must for all tourists in Terceira to visit the Vaquinha cheese factory. It was a disappointment, as the “visit” to the factory did not go beyond a distant glance through translucent plastic.
Anyway, the trip was worth it because the cheeses are really good, and the landscape is not far behind.
Impérios
Impérios
The most colourful tradition on Terceira island is the construction of small chapels all around, dedicated to the worship of the Holy Spirit. Witnessing that imagination has no limits, touring the island is to come across all kinds of colours, shapes and tastes.
