Barreiro da Faneca

Azores · Portugal

Barreiro da Faneca, Portugal
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
June to September
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A protected reddish semi-desert landscape on northern Santa Maria, its bare clay hills earning the nickname the Red Desert. The eroded, otherworldly terrain contrasts sharply with the island's green interior.

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