
Lajes do Pico

buildings on the lava shore

Lajes do Pico is a municipality in the southern part of the Azores.

the harbor
The municipality is located is on the southern part of the Pico Island. The northern area of the municipality is mountainous while the Atlantic Ocean is in the south. The only road linking to the northern part of the island runs through the mountain ranges of Pico.







the Menunu

Whale'come !
The municipality has a population of 4,840 and the area is 155.3 km². It is
bordered by Madalena to the west and by São Roque do Pico to the north.
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watering the trees

filling the tank

dairy farmer stops for a cup of coffee

waiting for his master

sidewalk whale

get aboard for whale watching
Whaling Museum

the museum


whale boat

old photo of the whale processing factory

cutting the blubber

