Serra do Cume

Terceira, The Azores (Açores), Portugal (March 2001)

Serra do Cume is a mountain in eastern Terceira. It quickly rises to 545 meters (1,788 feet) from the relatively flatter terrain that surrounds it. However, the summit is actually quite accessible. Visitors can drive right up to a viewpoint, the Miradouro da Serra do Cume (map).

This view is nearly due south. The small islets known as Ilhéus das Cabras appear just off the coastline in the center of this photograph.

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Fertile Fields

This view from Serra do Cume is approximately west-southwest. The plain below is distinctly agricultural. This is cattle country. The central ridge of Terceira’s mountains appears on the horizon. On the very farthest right appears an even more distant mountain on the western side of the island.

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Praia da Vitória

Terceira’s second largest town is Praia da Vitória. It can be seen to the northeast of the viewpoint. This image shows the arcing shape of the natural harbor chosen for the settlement.

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Articles in the Azores Series

• Index of All Islands Visited
• The Island of Terceira
  • Praia da Vitória
  • Serra do Cume
  • Porto Martins
  • Ilhéus das Cabras
  • Angra do Heroísmo
  • Angra do Heroísmo Harbor
  • Monte Brasil