Thermal baths in Ribeira Grande
Ribeira Grande is a town on the north coast of São Miguel in the Azores, about 16 km north-east of Ponta Delgada, below the Serra de Água de Pau, whose crater holds Lagoa do Fogo. Inland, Caldeira Velha has warm pools below a waterfall, and the Caldeiras valley keeps a bathhouse from 1811 with stone pools of sulfurous water.
- Baths2
- Water28 to 39°
Baths in Ribeira Grande compared
Entry, swimwear rules, age limits and ticket type, side by side.
| Bath | Entry | Swimwear and rules | Age | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Caldeira VelhaRibeira Grande |
| Not known yet. Official site · Know it? Tell us | none stated | Timed slots, book ahead |
| 2Termas das Caldeiras da Ribeira GrandeRibeira Grande | Not known yet. Official site · Know it? Tell us | Not known yet. Official site · Know it? Tell us | none stated | Day ticket |
Every bath in Ribeira Grande
Open all year unless the hours say otherwise.
1Caldeira Velha
Hot spring, Ribeira Grande · Shower before and after the thermal pools. Do not drink the thermal water or open your eyes under it. At most 100 people in the thermal pools and 250 on site at once.
An iron-rich spring at about 32 °C pours from a fracture at the foot of a trachyte lava flow on the north side of Serra de Água de Pau, and the dam pool below the waterfall holds water at 25 to 28 °C.
2Termas das Caldeiras da Ribeira Grande
Thermal bath, Ribeira Grande
A small thermal bathhouse built in 1811 and also known as Banhos da Coroa, in the Caldeiras valley above Ribeira Grande on São Miguel, fed by a fumarole field of the Fogo volcano.
39°
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