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Viewpoint in Sete Cidades

Miradouro da Grota do Inferno (Boca do Inferno)

The 'Boca do Inferno' view over the Sete Cidades crater lakes, in the Lagoa do Canário forest; the tourism portal does not recommend the access path for visitors with reduced mobility.

Address
Estrada Regional 8-1ª, 9555 Sete Cidades, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel
Open in Google Mapsturismo.azores.gov.pt

OK with kids

Not for buggies or reduced mobility per the tourism portal; walk length from the car park not verified.

The notes

What the sources say (research)

  • Official name Miradouro da Grota do Inferno; OpenStreetMap and most visitors call it Boca do Inferno. The regional tourism portal calls it ‘perhaps one of the most iconic viewpoints in São Miguel’, inside the Lagoa do Canário recreational forest. [Azores tourism portal, 9 Oct 2026]
  • Access ‘not difficult’ but not recommended for people with reduced mobility. [Azores tourism portal]
  • The village bus stops are not at this viewpoint. Arrange transport to the forest entrance and check the walk from there. [Azores tourism portal; AzoresBus route 208 PDF, checked 14 Oct 2026]
  • Check the rim webcam on SpotAzores before driving up; cloud can hide the lakes. [SpotAzores]

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