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Museu do Vinho do Pico
- heritage
Rua do Carmo
9950-364, Madalena
Opened in 1999, this museum is housed in the former Carmelite Convent (17th/18th centuries). It showcases the history of wine, organizes vineyard tours, and offers wine tastings. During September, visitors can participate in the harvest. This is a landmark and a place of history for this Pico's activity, recognized worldwide.

Moinho do Frade
- heritage
Canada do Monte
9950-227, Madalena
A twentieth-century rotating windmill with a truncated cone-shaped stone base, rotating body, and a wooden roof covered in sheet metal. Inside, the milling mechanism is still preserved.
Gruta das Torres
- country
Caminho Rural da Gruta das Torres
9950, Madalena
A volcanic formation, approximately 5,150 meters long, it is the largest known lava tube in Portugal. It was formed by lava ejected from a volcanic eruption in Cabeço Bravo, and today, curious geological structures such as stalactites, lava stalagmites, and lava balls can be seen.
Escalada ao Pico
- country
Cabeço das Cabras
9950, Madalena
Climbing Portugal's highest point is a unique and unforgettable challenge, not within everyone's reach. It's a demanding route, even for those experienced in hiking. The hike begins on the west side of the mountain at approximately 1,230 meters above sea level, at the Pico Mountain House. After providing your information to the Madalena Municipal Fire Department, you can begin the 1,100-meter ascent, along a 4,700-meter route, with an incline that reaches 40° in some spots. From the 2,351-meter summit of Piquinho, it's possible, if the sky is clear, to observe all the islands of the central group and an immense …
Paisagem Protegida do Lajido da Criação Velha
- country
Canada do Monte
9950-227, Madalena
The landscape of Pico Island's vineyard culture comprises the Lajido da Criação Velha and Lajido de Santa Luzia, occupying a total of 154 hectares. These sites are excellent representations of traditional architecture, landscape design, and natural elements, located on extensive lava fields. They are characterized by extreme richness and geological and scenic beauty. The diversity of fauna and flora present there is associated with an abundance of endemic, rare, and protected species and communities. Since 2004, the landscape of Pico Island's vineyard culture has been classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

Pocinho Bay
- hotels
Pocinho do Monte
9950-154, Candelária
Located next to the volcano on the island of Pico, in the middle of the protected area of the vineyard, which UNESCO has classified as a world heritage site. Are 13 hectares, where you can make walks and various activities which, although they are not organised by Pocinho, homeowners can make the respective markings: since diving to whale watching, swimming with dolphins at climbing the peak.


O Ancoradouro
- food & drink
Rua João de Lima Whitton
9950-322, Madalena
The anchorage restaurant on the island of Pico, is a restaurant with cosy atmosphere and modern decor, serving good regional dishes. The meat kebabs and prawns and seafood rice. In summer, it offers a nice terrace with panoramic views to the island of Faial.


