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Swimming in the natural lava pools is relax, sun and refreshing in the sea water ...

The Azores archipelago consists of nine islands - Santa Maria, São Miguel, Graciosa, Terceira, São Jorge, Pico, Faial, Flores and Corvo - resulting gradual volcanic activity in the period between Holocene and Miocene sediments.

The oldest of them - Santa Maria - began to take shape already more than 8 million years ago, while the youngest - Pico - emerged from the sea about 250,000 years ago.

The whole archipelago is the de facto highest mountains on the planet, calculates if its height from the seabed.

Coast all the islands, especially the coast of the island of Pico is mostly inaccessible due to rock cliffs and lava igneous rocks.

Azorean residents, carefully guarding the beauty and magic of the island, created the conditions for swimming in the natural environment. They did not dredge lava to create a beach for sun lovers, but created a saltwater pools right in the middle of lava rocks.

This effort was successful, and around the island, in every town and village are wonderful natural swimming pools, including accessories, showers, toilets, entrance stairs to the pool with plenty of space for sunbathing and kiosk to bay drinks or sendvich.

These piscine natural form one of the charms of the island.

Relax, soak up the sun and take a dip in one of these beautiful lava pools or others on the coasts of Pico.

The list of beautiful pools below:

Piscina natural da Barca

Piscina natural da freguesia da Prainha

Piscina natural da Manhenha

Piscina natural de São Roque do Pico

Piscina natural do Cais

Piscina Natural das Poças

Piscina natural do Calhau

Piscina natural da Calheta de Nesquim

Piscina natural da Madalena