Lajes do Pico

Lajes do Pico Vineyard Culture

Lajes do Pico

 

buildings on the lava shore

 

Lajes do Pico is a municipality in the southern part of the Azores.

 

the harbor

The municipality is located is on the southern part of the Pico Island. The northern area of the municipality is mountainous while the Atlantic Ocean is in the south. The only road linking to the northern part of the island runs through the mountain ranges of Pico.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Menunu

 

Whale'come !


The municipality has a population of 4,840 and the area is 155.3 km². It is bordered by Madalena to the west and by São Roque do Pico to the north.

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watering the trees

 

filling the tank

 

dairy farmer stops for a cup of coffee

 

waiting for his master

 

sidewalk whale

 

get aboard for whale watching


Whaling Museum

 

the museum

 

 

whale boat

 

old photo of the whale processing factory

 

cutting the blubber

 

 

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