Caldeira

The Caldeira Volcano is the island of Faial's tallest peak, greatest stratovolcano, and largest geomorphological feature. It is a two-kilometer-wide and 400-meter-deep volcanic cone in the center of the island. It is designated as a natural reserve and is home to unique indigenous flora species. The Caldeira, the island's genetic emblem, is a magnificent caldera due to its vastness and abundance of flowers, plants, and trees that gleam in the sunlight.

The principal geomorphological unit is the Caldeira Volcano, which is a polygenetic volcano two kilometers high and one kilometer deep. The crater rim's walls are sharp, albeit their slopes improve with height. The volcano's surface is coated in pyroclastic debris, including pumice rock, phreaatic and phreatomagmatic deposits, and signs of pyroclastic flows and lahars. The stratovolcano's sides also feature the Morro de Castelo Branco and a peninsula of denser material that has withstood erosion. Plants such as beech trees, junipers, moss, cedars, ferns, and hydrangeas adorn the 7-kilometer-long walls. At the bottom, 450 meters below the Caldeira overlook, a broken lake and a tiny volcanic cone dot the landscape, with remnants of the primitive laurissilva forest. Book your flights to Faial, as well as your top excursions and activities in The Azores, such as a whales and volcanoes tour with lunch, at the greatest price.

Location: Faial, Azores, Portugal