The clear and calm sea in the Azores and the abundance of species of fish are appropriate for a good submarine hunting.

The ocean in the Azores has various species of fish forming a paradise for the loving ones of fishes porting. Fishing in the Azores already beat some world records, making the Azores an international center for fishing.

The deep sea hides wonders, true world-wide subaquatic sanctuary under by the environmental point of view. The beauty and enchantment are long-distance of a diving to discover the sea grottos, also the old boats sunk in the deep waters and to coexist for some hours the diversity of fish that exist in the Azores.

The island of Pico is one of the best places in the world to observe cetaceans in its natural environment. With higher incidence in the months of Summer, even so its presence if extends all over the year, more than twenty species of whales and dolphins give the air of its favour who launches to meet them in the deep the sea. The whaling, activity extinguished already, was very important in the 19th century, in the Lajes village of Pico where the Whalers Museum is located.

The imponent volcanos, grottos, algares, mountains and lagoons are ingredients which requires a detailed visit to the island of Pico, the youngest of the archipelago with over 40 a thousand years.

For the centuries the vine sprouts of the volcanic rock originating a truly and unforgivable landscape in the world. Between the lava and the green landscape, the walls were built from the rocks expelled for the volcano with the callous hands of some men, giving the forms of corrals that impresses for the perfection and magnificence. The Landscape of the vine culture of the Island of Pico consists in the list of goods classified by UNESCO as World-wide Patrimony of the Humanity.

Flying the sky of the Azores, the "pombo torcaz", the "milhafre", the "cagarro", the "melro", the "gaivota", the "toutinegra" and the "pilrito" are some of bird species that can be found in Pico. These birds are part of the ambient patrimony, making the enchantment of nature lovers.

The Laurissilva is the typical subtropical forest of the biogeography region of the Macronesia (including the Azorean, Canaria and Madeira archipelagos). It has great scientific interest, for its antiquity, its composition - similar to the one of the flora of the Tertiary one that it occupied the south of the Europe and the North of Africa with million years before the glacier periods - and for the numerous existing endemic species. The forest of brivifolia Juniperus and perado Ilex ssp. azoria is a typical forest of the Azores.

Scaling the mountain of Pico, the highest of Portugal with 2351 meters, is an unbelievable adventure. The mountain is a recent volcano, with active smoke in its higher level, which belongs to a natural reservation created in 12 of May of 1982, with about 1500 hectares. When reaching the top of the mountain, observes a unique vision of all the islands of the central group of the Azorean archipelago.

During the Winter Pico Island offers a wonderful beauty that captures the tourist attention. Due to its altitude it is the only place in the Azores that can attend a wonderful scenario of snow, during the cold months the top of the mountain is covered with snow.

The patrimony built in Pico is the result of the geographic characteristics, type of occupation and activity that men have exercised along the years. The old properties, such as solar, wine cellars, warehouses, wells of tide, ports and chapels, reflects the daily experiences dedicated by the natives, essentially in the agriculture and fishing.

Have a close contact with the nature and relax by covering the numerous old and traditional tracks in the interior of the island or by the coast side tracks. These tracks have a great cultural and historical environmental interest.

The group of islands Pico, Faial and S. Jorge are well known as the islands of the triangle. They are very close to each other and because of that they have connection by boat, on a regular manner there are several daily round trips. You can depart from Pico and visit the other two wonderful islands Faial and S. Jorge.