menu logo

Text size:

Cara do Índio PR1COR

Type: Linear
Dificulty: Medium
Length: 10.3Km
Duration: 3h
Altitude (Min / Max): 8m / 556m


How to get there

Follow the Regional Road towards the Caldeirão (about 8 kilometres), until you find the viewpoint.

Recommended gear

Appropriate footwear for walking, waterproof jacket, hat, sunscreen and water.

zoom in


This linear route connects two important geosites, Caldeirão to Vila do Corvo, covering from north to south, one of the islands least affected by the anthropogenic action.

Begin the trail at Caldeirão viewpoint and follow along the asphalted road towards south enjoying the perspective of the island. Arriving at a house known as the house of the Forestry, choose a dirt path passing by the Trevo creek, until reaching a dirt road.

Follow the marks until the artificial water tanks, built between 2002 and 2013, that work as superficial water retention basins to serve the village population. This area, known locally as Baldio, serves the local community and is characterized by the absence of cultivated fields or pastures delimited by natural or stone walls, typical of the Azorean landscape. The trail goes around a volcanic cone with a crater open to the south, known as geosite of Coroinha e Arriba de Pingas. Enjoy the view over Flores Island and continue until arriving again to cultivated fields and pastures.  Proceed among stone walls until you reach a sea-cliff where you will find, on your right, a basaltic rock that was sculpted by erosion and which the inhabitants believe is the face of an Indian man.

From here the road goes down more deeply, through a shortcut flanked by endemic flora such as Erica azorica and Juniperus brevifolia, passing by old shelters dug on the rock and interesting geological formations. Pass by a viewpoint where is possible to see Vila do Corvo and continue until you arrive on a road. Cross it carefully and proceed by the historical area of the Vila with focus on the architecture of the houses and the narrow streets, determinant during the attack of the pirates in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Continuing the trail, go down the Ladeira do Outeiro until Rua da Matriz (street). Meanwhile enjoy the historical nucleus of the village and stop near the “Casa da Mariana Lopes”, which construction dates of the 17th and 18th centuries and is part of the Region protected heritage since 1997. Going down the street, enter the Church of Nossa Senhora dos Milagres (Our Lady of Miracles), built in the 18th century. Inside, appreciate the patroness statue, Flemish artwork from the 16th century from a Maline’s school, an ivory statue of Christ and a wood image of Nossa Senhora da Conceição.

Proceed towards Rua dos Moinhos (street), where it is possible to visit the old windmills that still work although they are no longer used for the purpose for which they were built. The group of the three windmills is classified as Public Interest. Here it is possible to appreciate the water channel that separates Corvo and Flores Islands and the silhouette of Flores Island that rests on the Atlantic.

Walk down towards the beach and, on the first entry on the left, cross the agricultural fields that lead you to “Poça da Faca” shortcut. Follow the coast that leads to Praia da Areia (beach), where you can enjoy a pleasant bathing area. The trail finishes at a sand beach, a place where you can refresh in the waters of the Atlantic. Visit the EcoMuseum, in the centre of the village and you will get to know better the heritage of the island.

Would you like to stay in touch?

This website is WCAG 2.00 AA Compliant