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Delgada city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Ponta Delgada","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"The Azorean capital, on an island of crater lakes, hot springs and cows. Mid-Atlantic, green, wet, and the best whale watching in Europe.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1304397","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"medium","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"1,400km | From mainland Portugal\r\n24 | Cetacean species in these waters\r\n6 hours | A cozido cooked in volcanic ground","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"A capital in the middle of the Atlantic","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Ponta Delgada is the largest town in the Azores, on S\u00e3o Miguel, and the arrival point for most visitors. The city itself is small \u2014 black basalt churches, white facades, a marina and a few good streets \u2014 and the island around it is the reason to come.\r\n\r\nS\u00e3o Miguel is volcanic and green in a way that looks almost artificial: crater lakes at Sete Cidades and Furnas, hot springs you can sit in, tea plantations that are the only ones in Europe, and a coast of black cliffs.\r\n\r\nThe weather changes constantly and rain arrives from nowhere, which is the trade for the landscape being that green. Four or five days does the island. Ponta Delgada itself takes a day, and the rest of the time you should be out of it.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in from the airport | Bus or a \u20ac10 taxi, ten minutes. The airport is in the city\r\nGetting around | A hire car is close to essential outside the city\r\nLanguage | Portuguese. English widely spoken in tourism\r\nWeather | Four seasons in a day, genuinely. Bring a waterproof\r\nWhales | Resident sperm whales all year; blue and fin whales pass in spring\r\nTap water | Safe to drink","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"The city is small and flat along the front. 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Sperm whales are resident year-round, blue and fin whales pass through in spring, and dolphins are near-guaranteed. Trips from the marina run \u20ac55 to \u20ac75 for three hours.\r\n\r\nSete Cidades is the image of the island: twin crater lakes, one green and one blue, seen from the Vista do Rei viewpoint. The weather decides whether you see anything at all, so go on the clear morning rather than the planned day.\r\n\r\nFurnas is the other essential: a valley of boiling springs where cozido das Furnas is buried in volcanic ground for six hours, plus the thermal pool at Terra Nostra, which is iron-orange, 38 degrees and stains swimwear permanently.\r\n\r\nIn the city, the Portas da Cidade, the pineapple greenhouses and the black-and-white churches fill a day.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Whale watching | \u20ac55\u201375 for three hours. Resident sperm whales year-round\r\nSete Cidades | Twin crater lakes. Go on the clear morning, not the planned day\r\nFurnas | Cozido cooked in the ground, and the orange Terra Nostra pool\r\nTerra Nostra | Iron-rich water at 38\u00b0C. It will stain your swimwear","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Ponta Delgada","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Ponta Delgada","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The viewpoints are free and they are the island: Vista do Rei over Sete Cidades, Miradouro de Santa Iria, and the Boca do Inferno lookout, which needs a short walk and is the better version of the famous view.\r\n\r\nThe city's churches, the Portas da Cidade and the seafront promenade cost nothing.\r\n\r\nSeveral hot springs are free, including the natural seawater pool at Ferraria, where a hot spring meets the Atlantic and the temperature depends entirely on the tide.\r\n\r\nWalking trails criss-cross the island and none of them charge.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Boca do Inferno | A short walk, and a better view than Vista do Rei\r\nFerraria | A hot spring in the sea. Temperature depends on the tide\r\nIsland trails | Waymarked, free, and everywhere\r\nThe seafront | Promenade and sunset in the city","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Ponta Delgada","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Ponta Delgada","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Cozido das Furnas is the dish to plan a day around: meat and vegetables layered in a pot, buried in volcanic ground in the morning and dug out six hours later. It costs \u20ac18 to \u20ac25 in the Furnas restaurants and needs booking.\r\n\r\nFish is excellent and cheap \u2014 limpets grilled with garlic butter, fresh tuna steaks, and a whole grilled fish for \u20ac12 to \u20ac18.\r\n\r\nThe island makes its own beef, cheese from S\u00e3o Jorge, pineapples grown in greenhouses since the nineteenth century, and the only tea in Europe at Gorreana, where the factory tour is free.\r\n\r\nA prato do dia in the city is \u20ac8 to \u20ac12, and Especial and Melo Abreu are the local beers.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Cozido das Furnas | \u20ac18\u201325, cooked underground. Book it\r\nLimpets | Grilled with garlic butter. The Azorean starter\r\nGorreana tea | The only tea plantation in Europe, and the tour is free\r\nPrato do dia | \u20ac8\u201312 in the city","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Ponta Delgada","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Ponta Delgada","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Small and concentrated around the marina and Rua de Santa Luzia, where a handful of bars fill from ten at weekends.\r\n\r\nThere is a university here, which keeps a few places going through the week in term time, and prices low \u2014 a beer is \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac3.\r\n\r\nMost evenings on S\u00e3o Miguel end early because most days start early, with boats leaving at nine and the weather rewarding whoever is out first.\r\n\r\nIn summer the marina bars run late and the Festas do Senhor Santo Cristo in spring fill the city entirely.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Around the marina | A handful of bars, busiest at weekends\r\nPrices | A beer \u20ac1.50\u20133\r\nEarly nights | Boats leave at nine and the weather favours early starts\r\nSanto Cristo | Spring festival week, when the city is full","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Ponta Delgada","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Ponta Delgada","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The city is walkable and the airport is ten minutes away, which is unusual and useful.\r\n\r\nEverything else needs wheels. Hire cars run \u20ac30 to \u20ac55 a day and are the standard way to do S\u00e3o Miguel; roads are good, distances short and the weather makes flexibility valuable.\r\n\r\nPublic buses connect the main towns but run on school timetables, thin out at weekends and rarely work for a day return to Sete Cidades or Furnas.\r\n\r\nDay tours cover the two crater lake circuits at \u20ac45 to \u20ac70 including lunch, which is the sensible option if you are not driving.\r\n\r\nInter-island flights and ferries reach the other eight Azorean islands.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Hire car | \u20ac30\u201355 a day, and the standard way to see the island\r\nBuses | School timetables. Rarely useful for day returns\r\nDay tours | \u20ac45\u201370 with lunch, for Sete Cidades or Furnas\r\nAirport | Ten minutes from the centre","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Ponta Delgada","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Ponta Delgada costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Cheaper than you expect for an Atlantic island, because it is still Portugal. Dorms are \u20ac16 to \u20ac28, a prato do dia is \u20ac8 to \u20ac12, and a beer is \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac3.\r\n\r\nA day is \u20ac40 to \u20ac60 before activities.\r\n\r\nThe costs that shape a trip are a whale watching trip at \u20ac55 to \u20ac75, a hire car at \u20ac30 to \u20ac55 a day, and the cozido at \u20ac18 to \u20ac25. The viewpoints, the trails and several of the hot springs are free, which covers most days.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | \u20ac16\u201328\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac40\u201360 before activities\r\nWhale watching | \u20ac55\u201375 for three hours\r\nHire car | \u20ac30\u201355 a day, and worth splitting","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Ponta Delgada","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Ponta Delgada","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"The Azores are among the safest places in Europe and crime against visitors is close to nonexistent.\r\n\r\nThe weather is the hazard. Conditions change within minutes, cloud sits on the crater rims for days, and coastal paths get slippery and exposed fast. Check the forecast each morning and be prepared to swap plans, which is how locals live.\r\n\r\nThe Atlantic here is powerful. Swimming off the rocks is dangerous outside the marked natural pools, and boat trips do get cancelled for sea state.\r\n\r\nHot springs vary in temperature and some are genuinely scalding. Test before getting in, and at Ferraria the tide decides. Emergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Weather changes fast | Check each morning and swap plans rather than push on\r\nRocky coast | Swim in the marked natural pools, not off the rocks\r\nHot springs | Some are scalding. Test first, and mind the tide at Ferraria\r\nEmergency | 112","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Ponta Delgada","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Ponta Delgada","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"S\u00e3o Miguel is 65km long, so everything on it is a day trip from the capital.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Sete Cidades | 40 minutes | Car or a \u20ac45\u201370 tour | Twin crater lakes, one green and one blue, with viewpoints along the rim and a walk down into the caldera village. |  | 1304364\nFurnas | 45 minutes | Car, bus or tour | Boiling springs in the middle of a village, the underground cozido, Terra Nostra's orange thermal pool and a botanical garden around it. |  | 1304366\nLagoa do Fogo | 30 minutes | Car | A crater lake with no development at all, reached by a steep path down from the ridge. Often in cloud. |  | 1304367","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Ponta Delgada","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"The Azores are mild and wet all year. June to September is drier and busier; spring has the big whales.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. The Azores sit in the Atlantic and get weather from all directions \u2014 expect rain in any month, and expect it to pass.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 17 | 1 | Wet and windy. Very quiet, and sperm whales still resident\r\nFebruary | 17 | 1 | Same. Cheapest month to fly\r\nMarch | 17 | 2 | Blue and fin whales start passing through\r\nApril | 18 | 3 | Peak migration for the big whales. Green and wet\r\nMay | 19 | 3 | Excellent. Hydrangeas starting, Santo Cristo festival\r\nJune | 21 | 4 | Drier and warming. Long days\r\nJuly | 23 | 5 | Peak season. Hydrangeas everywhere and flights full\r\nAugust | 24 | 5 | Busiest and warmest. Book well ahead\r\nSeptember | 23 | 4 | The best month. Warm sea, fewer people, settled weather\r\nOctober | 21 | 3 | Still good and much cheaper\r\nNovember | 19 | 2 | Wet and quiet\r\nDecember | 18 | 2 | Mild, wet and empty","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"One religious festival fills the island, and the whales have their own calendar.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Ponta Delgada","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/portugal\/ponta-delgada\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Festas do Senhor Santo Cristo | Fifth Sunday after Easter | Ponta Delgada | The biggest religious festival in the Azores, with a flower-carpeted procession and the diaspora flying home. The city fills completely. |  | \nWhale migration | March to June | Offshore | Blue and fin whales pass through on migration, on top of the resident sperm whales. |  | \nHydrangea season | June to August | Islandwide | The roadsides turn blue, which is the image of the Azores that sells the flights. |  | \nFestas de S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o | June | Vila Franca do Campo | Street parties and the cavalhadas horse parade east of the capital. |  | \nAzores Airlines Pro surf contest | Autumn | Ribeira Grande | A world qualifying surf event on the north coast when the swell arrives. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Whale watching at \u20ac55\u201375 and a hire car at \u20ac30\u201355 a day sit in the doing and transport lines. Split the car and the island gets cheap.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 16 | 13 | 5 | 5\r\nMiddle of the road | 28 | 26 | 15 | 30\r\nComfortable | 50 | 45 | 28 | 55","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Ponta Delgada","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"A small scene concentrated in the city centre and near the marina, and the only real hostel supply in the Azores. Live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Ponta Delgada","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/portugal\/ponta-delgada\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Ponta Delgada travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"How long do you need in S\u00e3o Miguel? | Four or five days. Ponta Delgada itself is a day; the crater lakes, Furnas, the north coast and a whale trip fill the rest, and the weather will make you reshuffle at least once.\r\nDo I need a hire car? | Effectively yes, unless you take organised tours. Buses run on school timetables and rarely work for a day return to Sete Cidades or Furnas. A car is \u20ac30 to \u20ac55 a day and lets you chase the weather, which matters here more than anywhere.\r\nWhen can I see whales? | Sperm whales are resident year-round and dolphins are near-certain. Blue and fin whales pass through on migration from March to June, which is the peak for the big ones. Trips are \u20ac55 to \u20ac75 for three hours.\r\nWhat is cozido das Furnas? | Meat and vegetables layered in a pot, buried in volcanic ground in the morning and dug out six hours later. It costs \u20ac18 to \u20ac25 in the Furnas restaurants, needs booking, and the digging out is worth watching.\r\nWhat is the weather actually like? | Mild, green and unpredictable. It rains in every month, often briefly, and cloud can sit on the crater rims for days. Locals plan the day over breakfast based on what the sky is doing, and visitors should too.\r\nIs it expensive? | Less than most people expect. Dorms \u20ac16 to \u20ac28, set lunches \u20ac8 to \u20ac12, and a day around \u20ac40 to \u20ac60 before activities. The flights and the car are the real costs.\r\nShould I visit other islands? | If you have a week or more. Pico, Faial and S\u00e3o Jorge are short flights or ferries away and are wilder than S\u00e3o Miguel. For a short trip, one island done properly beats two done in transit.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Ponta Delgada hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. Then meet the people already there in the app.","hw_hub_city_cta_buttons":"Find hostels in Ponta Delgada | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/portugal\/ponta-delgada\/\r\nGet the app | https:\/\/hostelworld.onelink.me\/IdiK\/f5a50nhd","hw_hub_city_newsletter_title":"Get the good stuff monthly","hw_hub_city_newsletter_body":"New city guides, deals and route ideas. 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