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Furnas
Sao Miguel
Portugal
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Month
High
Low
Dec
62°F 16°C
56°F 13°C
Jan
60°F 15°C
54°F 12°C
Feb
60°F 15°C
53°F 11°C
Mar
61°F 16°C
53°F 11°C
Apr
62°F 16°C
55°F 12°C
May
65°F 18°C
57°F 13°C

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Wednesday
Dec 23
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62°F 16°C
Lo:
53°F 11°C
Thursday
Dec 24
Hi:
59°F 15°C
Lo:
57°F 13°C
Friday
Dec 25
Hi:
64°F 17°C
Lo:
55°F 12°C
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Top-Rated Nearby Hotels
Distance in: mi km
Hotel EUR* Distance Rating
Hotel Marina N/A 0.0 mi 0.0 km 3 of 5 stars
Aparthotel Barracuda N/A 0.0 mi 0.0 km 4 of 5 stars
Furnas Lake Villas N/A 4.7 mi 7.5 km 4 of 5 stars
Bahia Palace Hotel €87 4.9 mi 7.9 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Estalagem Senhora da Rosa €238 9.9 mi 15.9 km 3.5 of 5 stars
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Top-Rated Nearby Restaurants
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restaurant Distance Rating
o arado 0.0 mi 0.0 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Villa Chianti 0.0 mi 0.0 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Cais 20 10.0 mi 16.2 km 3.5 of 5 stars
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Top-Rated Nearby Things to Do
Distance in: mi km
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Gary Travassos Taxi Tours 0.0 mi 0.0 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Plantacoes de Cha Gorreana (Gorreana Tea Plantation) 8.9 mi 14.4 km 4 of 5 stars
Caideira das Sete Cidades. 11.7 mi 18.8 km 4 of 5 stars
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“Off-season Azores chancy yet uncrowded” SignOnSanDiego.com
“A Man for Off-Season” Washington Post (free registration required)
“The Azores: A lure for lovers of lava” Independent.co.uk
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 6 attractions in Sao Miguel
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Attraction type: Lake
Address: Sao Miguel
Portugal

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“impressive volcanic area”
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5 of 5 stars
Elwing   58 contributions
Antwerp, Belgium
Aug 27, 2009

This is a surprising sight sitting by the side of the road- and what a smell! A strange landscape of craters, boiling water and steam in a beautiful park land background. The sulfur smell is overwhelming, almost choking at times. We mostly had the place to ourselves, there were hardly any tourists on the whole island it seemed. I remember... more

“Make sure to experience a meal cooked in the Furnas”
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5 of 5 stars
sdsmac   1 contribution
GTA
Oct 5, 2008
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Perhaps I am being biased being Portuguese and all, however, I am from the main land (Portugal) but have spent all my life in Canada. I had the opportunity to visit Sao Miguel this summer (2008) and was simply amazed. I was treated, by family of a friend I was travelling with, to a picnic in the Furnas where the... more

“Impressive and pretty volcanic area”
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4 of 5 stars
FearfulFlyer   32 contributions
UK
Dec 10, 2006
27
people found this review helpful

Furnas is an area of volcanic activity and general natural beauty in the centre of Sao Miguel. Like the rest of the island, it's surprisingly uncommercialised. There is an impressive array of geysers and hot springs, including bubbling mud pools and some really large, churning pools of water. Having visited Iceland, I didn't expect to be impressed here, but this... more

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