
Parque Natural da Ribeira dos Caldeirões
Parque Natural da Ribeira dos Caldeirões
Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Mountain foothills with cedars & cascades, plus 16th-century watermills housing a museum & a cafe.
Last updated: February 11, 2026
Overview
Mountain foothills with cedars & cascades, plus 16th-century watermills housing a museum & a cafe.
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Visitor Reviews
**★★★★★ Ryan Gegg — 2 months ago
What a gorgeous place to see in the evening but not too late. Easy short walk and picturesque. It's free. The gift shop is jammed packed with souvenirs and we found some tasteful gifts.
**★★★★★ Cody Brooks — 4 months ago
Extremely beautiful area, probably one of my favourite spots on the whole island. If you're feeling adventurous you can do some canyoning and jump off waterfalls. I recommend the get your guide app to book an excursion with Azores canyoning experiences.
**★★★★★ Eden Roque G. — 5 months ago
It was such a beautiful park, genuinely felt like walking into paradise. Although you could technically go in the waterfalls, they were pretty small and a little dirty so I didn't. But it's such an amazing spot to walk around, have a picnic... It's insanely beautiful and grandiose.
**★★★★★ Marko Intihar — 7 months ago
Amazing park with water mills and water falls. Entrance is free of charge. Also enter mill houses, there are different posters with a lot of useful information about the history and geography of the island, and about mills and wheat production.
After you exit the park, go on the opposite side of the park entrance, at the bridge, there is one very nice waterfall on the left. Also you can walk to the second waterfall, if you go just straight, a short walk.
I liked the park, I recommend visiting
**★★★★☆ Nick G — 5 months ago
Nice nature park. Suggest showing up early or late before the tour groups arrive. Otherwise you will have to dodge tour groups in wetsuits who are there to repel down the waterfalls. Talk about breeding over tourism. A number of local tour operators are making out like bandits at the expense of others who would like to enjoy the natural beauty of the small park without hordes of people in gear filling up the narrow muddy trails. Its more than an inconvenience, it’s a hazard. San Miguel Island is









