Just south of Madalena on Pico Island is the Criação Velha wine region. We turned off the main road onto a narrow road with dry basalt stone walls guarding vines on either side. It led out to the coastline where old lava patches meet the ocean and overlook Faial Island. The late afternoon sun rays made the landscape glisten and I had a strong urge to work on a (my own?!) vineyard here some day.

Similar to a few other areas of the island, the land is divided up into small rectangular plots by piles of volcanic rock (basalt). It's a centuries-old practice to protect the vines from the strong ocean winds and salt water spray as well as warm the grapes.

Vineyards literally #InStone . #volcanic #PicoIsland #Azores #vineyards

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"Very unique place to stay. The breakfast is really good and they do everything to make it a pleasant stay. "

"Wir waren für unsere Flitterwochen zwei Nächte hier. Es war das absolute Paradies. Die Unterkunft ist traumhaft schön und super romantisch. Glamping ist hier untertrieben die Ausstattung ist absolut 4* . Das separate Bad und die Terrasse bringen deutlichen Komfort nach langen Wanderungen. Die Gastgeber sind der Wahnsinn an Herzlichkeit und Freundlichkeit. Uns wurde sehr viel über die Insel und den Garten erklärt. Einzigartige Vielfalt an Pflanzen und Gerüchen. Wir kommen wieder aber für länger!"

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A verified traveler stayed at Hotel do Canal

Posted 2 days ago

4/5 Good

"We were warmly welcomed by Miguel, the owner/manager of the place. We experienced a slight inconvenience with our room at arrival, but Miguel quickly offered us a solution, which was suitable and much appreciated. The view from the terrace was incredible! This is related to the town and not to the lodging, but for dining options, at the time of the year that we went (early June) there were not much choices. But overall, a good experience! :)"

A verified traveler stayed at Sara Village

Posted 9 days ago

5/5 Excellent

Wonderful view and great walking to town location

"Nico and Eunice's property is as shown on the listing. The view is spectacular and the location if perfect for walking to town, restaurants, ferry and the wine museum. Nico was incredibly helpful with suggestions ahead of time and while we were there. He was also very responsive to any questions or left us a nice welcome gift of local items upon our arrival. Our family had a great time at this property and found it to be a perfect location to explore the Madalena end of the island as well as the rest of the island via car. The island is a wonderful place with great hiking, a vineyard to walk through and many other sites/experiences. We would strongly recommend staying at this property."

A verified traveler stayed at Ocean View Pico

Posted 2 weeks ago