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Caldeira das Sete Cidades.

10 km from Ponta Delaga, Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Portugal
4.5 of 5 stars 56 Reviews
Type: Geologic Formations
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Katwijk
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 26, 2012 NEW

Not sealed, but adventourus, with the best sights to both sides of the Island More

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SE Essex
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19 reviews 19 reviews
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18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 25, 2012 NEW

Mist, mist and more mist can completely spoil any view from above. The lakes are fine, but not particularly memorable, and the village is boring. More

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Zagreb, Croatia
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 23, 2012
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Peace, quiet, beautiful countryside rent a car and make a picnic on the shore of Lake More

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Manchester
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14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 20, 2012
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Catch the bus from Delgada appox 1hr. Go to the tourist info office in the street on the right ahead of where the bus stops. Make sure you know the times of return buses. Walk down the same road and at the T-junction turn right. You'll come to the bridge that separates both lakes. There's a coupe of stone pillars... More

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queluz portugal
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42 reviews 42 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 19, 2012
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its a very exciting experience, ask the taxi driver what words to pronounce, I pronouced diabo diabo diabo and the hot water rose up as if angry with me. Its trillling. Try it. This a speciality few know about the caldeira (a hot boilling pot) More

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Hampshire
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3 reviews 3 reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 15, 2012
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Spectacular views of the crater lakes - take a taxi and they will give you a tour of the lakes nearby as well. Works out a lot cheaper if 4 share the taxi. More

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New York City, New York
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 14, 2012
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If there is one tour you need to do in Sao Miguel, I recommend seeing the Lagoa do Fogo in Sete Cidades. This is a lake with turquoise and green water surrounded by vegetation. Lagoa do Fogo means Lake of Fire and is in the central of the mountain formed during a volcanic eruption. If the weather is nice, it... More

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Munich, Germany
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 5, 2012
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Very nice views hiking along the rim of the caldera. More

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Mill River, Massachusetts
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 14, 2012
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Breathtaking views. We enjoyed the bonus of a knowledgable, accommodating guide. More

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Boston, Massachusetts
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 25, 2012
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the lagoons and views are breath taking our tour guide did an excellent job of describing the area More

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