Caldeira das Sete Cidades

Azores · Portugal

Caldeira das Sete Cidades, Portugal
Photo: José Luís Ávila Silveira/Pedro Noronha e Costa, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May to September
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A vast volcanic crater on São Miguel cradling twin lakes, one blue and one green, framed by forested rim viewpoints. A local legend explains the colors as tears of two parted lovers.

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