3-Hour Pico Island Wine Tour including the Famous Criação Velha
Highlights
Pico Island
rural, winetour, historical
Group Tour
3 Hours
Easy
English, Portuguese
Description
Enjoy a 3-hour wine tasting tour in Pico Islands and see the tidal wells, distilleries, wine presses, ancient warehouses, “Rola-pipas” (stone ramps), “relheiras”, and manor houses. Head towards the vineyards of Criação Velha, a UNESCO Heritage Site, and learn about the uniqueness of the Pico's wine.
Itinerary
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Pico Wine Tour
- Start the tour in Lajes do Pico.
- Head along the South Coast in the direction of Madalena.
- Stop in São Mateus, get an idea about the extension of vineyards.
- Continue along the coastline, and discover built centers of adegas, that nowadays is abandoned. The little lava stone houses are only used as weekend houses or for the production of the local table wine.
- See the protected landscape of vineyards, and find tidal wells, distilleries, wine presses, ancient warehouses, “Rola-pipas” (stone ramps), “relheiras”, and manor houses.
- Reach the vineyards of Criação Velha, the heart of the UNESCO Heritage.
- Stroll through the area, and get a clear idea of why Pico’s wine is so different and unique in the world.
- Taste the wine In the nearby wine cooperative.
What's Included
What's Excluded
What To Bring
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
Adult | |
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1 to 5 | /person |
6 to 8 | /person |
Child | |
1 to 5 | /person |
6 to 8 | /person |
This is a group tour |