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Pico has Portugal's highest peak at 2,350 metres which attracts
climbers from all over the world.
The centre of the island is a nature reserve to preserve the original flora and fauna of the islands. Lajes on the south coast is the region's main whale watching centre. |
| Name | Picture | Place | Class | Category |
| Pico Hotel |  |
Madalena | Hotel | *** |
| Pocinho Bay Hotel |
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Madalena | Manor | |
| Hotel Caravelas |
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Madalena | Hotel |
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| Aldeia da Fonte |
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Lajes do Pico | Hotel |
| Text on Pico island supplied by the Portuguese tourist board. |
Owes its name to the 7713 ft high volcanic cone.
Special places of interest include São Roque do Pico, with its 18th century churches of São Roque and São Pedro de Alcântara; Lajes do Pico, with its Whale Museum; Madalena, with its Wine Museum and 17th-century church, and Areia Larga, with beautiful winery manor houses. Other places to visit are: Calheta de Nesquim, Candelária, Criação Velha, Piedade (forest preserve), Prainha do Norte, Santa Luzia, Santo Amaro, São Caetano, São João and São Mateus. |
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