Trip to Sete Cidades

Sete Cidades is one of the natural wonders of São Miguel and also in Portugal. It's a volcanic area located on the west side of the island. The caldera of the volcano is well known for its lakes: one, Lagoa Azul, curiosly has blue water, and in the other one, Lagoa Verde, the water is green. The legend says the lakes come from the tears of a princess and her lover, a young shepherd, one with blue eyes and the other with green ones, when they had to separate.

As it is common in the island, there are several "trillos" hikings to do around the lakes or to visit other ones which are in the nearby, so if you are thinking to go, don't forget a good pair of shoes.

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