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Live tours in Ponta Delgada

Explore Ponta Delgada, Portugal, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past Portas da Cidade, Igreja Matriz de São Sebastião and Forte de São Brás on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

9 live tours From 16,00 €

Explore Ponta Delgada live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Centro Histórico is worth asking about: the black and white basalt streets around Praça Gonçalo Velho Cabral.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • Portas da Cidade Three eighteenth century arches that once marked the old town gate.
  • Igreja Matriz de São Sebastião The parish church on the main square, with a Manueline doorway from the sixteenth century.
  • Forte de São Brás A sixteenth century waterfront fort, still an active military post with a small museum.
  • Lagoa das Sete Cidades Twin crater lakes, one blue and one green, inside a single volcanic caldera.
  • Lagoa do Fogo A crater lake protected as a nature reserve in the island's centre.
  • Caldeira Velha A thermal waterfall and warm pool in a forest reserve near the Fogo volcano.
  • Terra Nostra Park A botanical garden in Furnas with an iron-rich thermal pool the colour of tea.
  • Furnas fumaroles Volcanic vents where cozido stew is buried in marked pits to cook slowly underground.

Neighbourhoods

  • Centro Histórico the black and white basalt streets around Praça Gonçalo Velho Cabral
  • Marina the harbour district with the whale-watching boats and Portas do Mar
  • Furnas a volcanic valley village east of the city, with thermal parks and cozido pits

Food to know

  • Cozido das Furnas
  • Lapas grelhadas
  • Bolo lêvedo
  • Queijo da ilha
  • Linguiça açoriana

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Good to know about Ponta Delgada

Do I need to be in Ponta Delgada to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Ponta Delgada, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 0.5 and 1.5 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer English, Portuguese and Spanish; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.