Lake
Sete Cidades Twin Lakes
Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Twin crater lakes, one blue and one green, in a volcanic caldera on Sao Miguel.
Garden · Portugal · Azores
Terra Nostra Park, Furnas
A botanical garden with a warm, iron-rich thermal pool in Furnas.
Paid entry about 2.5 h
For storytellers
Why Terra Nostra Park, Furnas matters
Terra Nostra is a lush garden in the village of Furnas, and its large thermal pool is coloured orange-brown by iron-rich water. Soaking in it is warm all year. Nearby, locals cook a stew underground using volcanic heat.
Talking points
- The thermal pool is warm all year.
- Stew is cooked underground in Furnas.
- Gardens are old and lush.
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