The stratovolcano of the same name, highest peak of Portugal, dominates this island in the central part of the archipelago. There is also a humid highland with a long chain of volcanic cones, used for cattle grazing. It stands in sharp contrast to the inhabited coastal areas.
Montanha do Pico
Montanha do Pico at sunset
Montanha do Pico at sunrise
Montanha do Pico at sunrise
Montanha do Pico at sunrise
Montanha do Pico at sunrise
Montanha do Pico at sunrise
Madalena do Pico and Montanha do Pico
Madalena do Pico and Montanha do Pico
Madalena do Pico and Montanha do Pico
Madalena do Pico | Ferry boat
Faial channel with Ilhéu em Pé
Madalena do Pico with Igreja de Santa Maria Madalena
Madalena do Pico with marina and Igreja de Santa Maria Madalena
Vinhas da Criação Velha
Vinhas da Criação Velha
São João | Ponta Rasa
Ponta Rasa with São João
Lajes do Pico with Igreja da Santíssima Trindade
Lajes do Pico with Igreja da Santíssima Trindade
Lajes do Pico with Montanha do Pico
Lajes do Pico with Montanha do Pico
South coast with Arrife
Santa Cruz das Ribeiras and Ponta dos Biscoitos
Calheta de Nesquim with Igreja de São Sebastião
Calheta de Nesquim | Porto da Calheta
Farol da Ponta da Ilha
Ponta do Espigão with laurisilva
Ponta do Espigão | Laurisilva
Ponta do Espigão | Laurisilva
North coast with Jersey lily and Santo Amaro
North coast with Santo Amaro
Ponta do Mistério with vineyards
North coast with laurisilva and São Roque
North coast with São Miguel Arcanjo and São Roque
North coast | São Miguel Arcanjo and São Roque
São Roque do Pico | Museu da Indústria Baleeira
São Roque do Pico | Beco dos Baleeiros
São Roque do Pico | Tanque Bajo
São Roque do Pico | Tree fern
Mistério da Prainha | Cryptomeria forest
São Roque do Pico | Pittosporum forest
São Roque do Pico | Pittosporum forest
Mistério da Prainha | Laurisilva
Mistério da Prainha | Laurisilva
São Roque do Pico | Pittosporum undulatum
Mistério da Prainha | Viburnum treleasei
Mistério da Prainha | Laurus azorica
Mistério da Prainha | Shrub forest with Laurus azorica
Mistério da Prainha | Shrub forest with Erica azorica
Mistério da Prainha | Shrub forest with Erica azorica
Mistério da Prainha | Shrub forest with Erica azorica
Mistério da Prainha | Cabeço do Mistério
Lagoa do Capitão | Wetland
Lagoa do Capitão with Juniperus brevifolia
Montanha do Pico with Piquinho
Montanha do Pico | Summit area with Piquinho
Montanha do Pico | Pico da Urze
Montanha do Pico | Casa da Montanha with volcanic cone
Montanha do Pico | Furna-Abrigo
Montanha do Pico | Pahoehoe lava
Montanha do Pico | Western slope with shrubland
Montanha do Pico | Western slope with Erica azorica
Montanha do Pico | Western slope with heathland
Montanha do Pico | Summit crater and Piquinho
Montanha do Pico | Summit crater and Piquinho
Montanha do Pico | Summit crater with escarpment
Montanha do Pico | Northern slope
Montanha do Pico | PICO-NARE observatory station and Piquinho
Montanha do Pico | Piquinho
Montanha do Pico | Piquinho
Montanha do Pico | Summit area of Piquinho
Montanha do Pico | Piquinho with cushion plants
Montanha do Pico | Piquinho with cushion plant
Montanha do Pico | Summit of Piquinho
Montanha do Pico | Summit crater with escarpment
Montanha do Pico | Summit crater with escarpment
Highland and south coast with Lajes do Pico
Highland and south coast with Lajes do Pico
Highland and south coast with Lajes do Pico
Pico Geraldo and south coast with Lajes do Pico
South coast with São João and Montanha do Pico
South coast with São João and Montanha do Pico
Pico Geraldo | Cultural landscape
Pico Geraldo | Cultural landscape
Southern slopes of Achada plateau | Cultural landscape
Ribeiras | Cattle
Achada plateau with lakes and volcanic cones
Achada plateau | Lagoa do Caiado
Achada plateau | Lagoa Seca with Cryptomeria forest
Achada plateau | Lagoa da Rosada
Lagoa do Paúl with Topo
Lagoa do Paúl | Panoramic view with Topo
Achada plateau with volcanic cones
Achada plateau | Cattle
Achada plateau | Cattle
Eastern Pico | Cultural landscape upslope from Ribeirinha
Eastern Pico | Cultural landscape with volcanic cone
Eastern Pico | Cultural landscape with volcanic cone
Eastern Pico | Cultural landscape with volcanic cones
Eastern Pico | Cultural landscape with volcanic cones
Eastern Pico | Cultural landscape with volcanic cone