Santa Maria
SĂŁo Miguel
Terceira
Graciosa
SĂŁo Jorge
Pico
Faial
Flores
Corvo
Real Estate
Activities
Activities
Bird Watching
Bird watching, a hobby in all islands
Whale Watching
Whale watchers paradise
A port of call for all yachtsmen
In Horta - Faial
Big Game Fishing
Best fishing in the Atlantic
Hiking
Excellent hiking and trekking
Whale Watching
Courtesy of Picos de Aventura
Golf
Golf in S. Miguel and Terceira
Graciosa features two small beaches of soft sand at Praia and a natural pool at Carapacho. Formed by volcanic rocks, Graciosa satisfies the needs of swimmers and sunbathers, with its sunshine and the sea. Praia and Santa Cruz da Graciosa offer good natural conditions for the practice of sailing, windsurfing and water skiing.
It is nevertheless the marine depths along the coast of Graciosa that provide the major attraction for those who like to spend their holidays with ocean activities. The transparent waters hide grottoes and rocks with strange shapes and varied colors covered with seaweed and mollusks. The wealth of fish of all sizes and colors thrills divers and making them feel they have plunged into a world made up of shining shoals. The whole coast of Graciosa provides excellent conditions for diving. Fishing from rocks or boats allows interesting catches of barracuda, oceanic bonito, scorpion-fish, conger eel, bream, amberjack, comber, fork beard, moray eel, grouper, wrasse, pork-fish, perch, octopus and lobster.
Hunters can set their sights on rabbits, quail and pigeons.
Gracisoa features a sulfur cavern “Gruta do Enxofre” of rare volcanic phenomena. A winding staircase takes you down to an enormous vault featuring a lake with lukewarm sulfurous water. The vault has a diameter of 128 meters with a ceiling 81 meters high at a depth of 102 meters). Visits are best appreciated between 11am and 2pm when sunlight penetrates through a narrow opening, bathing the interior with beautiful light.
Graciosa also features rift-valleys for the trekker; Furna dos Bolos, Manuel de Avila, Cardo, Cao, Gato, Queimado, Labarda, Furada, Linheiro, Lembradeira, Castelo, Calcinhas, Vermelho, Luis and Urze.
