Just south of Madalena on Pico Island is the Criação Velha wine region. We turned off the main road onto a narrow road with dry basalt stone walls guarding vines on either side. It led out to the coastline where old lava patches meet the ocean and overlook Faial Island. The late afternoon sun rays made the landscape glisten and I had a strong urge to work on a (my own?!) vineyard here some day.

Similar to a few other areas of the island, the land is divided up into small rectangular plots by piles of volcanic rock (basalt). It's a centuries-old practice to protect the vines from the strong ocean winds and salt water spray as well as warm the grapes.

Vineyards literally #InStone . #volcanic #PicoIsland #Azores #vineyards

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"We had a very peaceful and enjoyable stay, using the house as a base to climb Mt Pico, enjoy a whale watch and a wine tour. The host was very helpful with advice and helped arrange the wine tour and driver. The view out the back is beyond gorgeous and it’s a perfect deck to eat all your meals."

"Magnifique localisation; maison parfaitement équipée et commerces à moins de 100m."

"This house is really perfect for a family of 4 members. It is really spacious, clean and calm."

"The location was beautiful and the host was very friendly. The apartment was clean and well stocked; however, we booked this location to sleep and to shower and both experiences were sub par. The bed is so hard, it offers little comfort after climbing Mt. Pico. The shower set up is odd, splashing water all over the toilet and provided toilet paper. There was no a/c as advertised and we couldn't locate the washer; however, we didn't look hard. All in all the place was nice, but the bed was the...

"L'appartamento ha un potenziale enorme, se solo fosse gestita come si dovrebbe Ho prenotato ad aprile per 4 giorni ad agosto...ho contattato l'host 3 giorni prima di arrivare ma non mi ha risposto...il giorno dopo l'ho contattata con wattsapp e dopo vari messaggi e telefonate sono riuscita ad avere risposta per l'orario del check-in La casa e' nolto bella e il posto e' favoloso, immerso nei vigneti"

On the beach, sun loungers, beach towels

"It was a wonderful place and our host was a beautiful caring lady."

"We only stayed for one night, but the house is very well located and clean."

"A wonderful stay! The property is large and well appointed both inside and out! The accuracy of the on line listing is too modest. We only wish we could have stayed longer. Thank you for sharing this beautiful property."

"Everything was very good . We really appreciated out time in Faial"

"We loved our stay and immediately fell in love with the house. It had all the amenities you would need and more and the views were absolutely astounding. It was definitely the best part of our stay while visiting the Azores."

"Very clean and well taken care of place. The owners and his family were great with us. This place has everything you need. All around great place. Owner lives across the road and was available if we had any questions."

"Adelina was the most gracious and friendly host! Supplying us with incredible fruit and eggs from her gardens and chickens. The house had spectacular views of Sao Jorge and had tons of room for a family of 6. It also had a well appointed kitchen. Loved the location. A great stay. "

"Everything was very nice"

"Beautiful view and sounds of the ocean waves. A short walk to the ocean."

"We had the lower level of the house, and it was very spacious. The balcony is huge overlooking farm fields and over the ocean, a clear visual of Pico. I would highly recommend anyone coming to the island is to stay at this place. The only downside I would have to say would be he will be hearing roosters very early in the morning (5am) and all type of other farm animals in the facility. Once you get used to it it’s OK but bring some ear plugs! The owner was in very good communication and if we...

"The whole house is spacious, has the best views of the harbor overlooking all of Horta. Its 5 minutes from everything in town. I can't wait to plan next year's vacation staying there again. Marco the co host was absolutely fantastic. And Jorge and Teresa are great at keeping in touch too. Couldn't ask for more gracious and wonderful hosts."

"A five star cottage for the scenery but you are entitled to expect much more confort when you pay more than 200 euros per night, especially when you are 5 or six. Big windows with no shutters + uncomfortable mattresses... The living room is quite small for a family since the garden furniture is stored inside (at least it was during our stay). Last but not least, some basic stuff was missing to cook and wash. Once again, too expensive for the level of service. Still, in spite of all that, we...

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"Nico and Eunice's property is as shown on the listing. The view is spectacular and the location if perfect for walking to town, restaurants, ferry and the wine museum. Nico was incredibly helpful with suggestions ahead of time and while we were there. He was also very responsive to any questions or left us a nice welcome gift of local items upon our arrival. Our family had a great time at this property and found it to be a perfect location to explore the Madalena end of the island as well as the rest of the island via car. The island is a wonderful place with great hiking, a vineyard to walk through and many other sites/experiences. We would strongly recommend staying at this property."

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