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In het wijngaardland van Cria\u00e7\u00e3o Velha, op de westelijke hellingen van Eiland Pico<\/a>, daalt een stenen trap door een ingestorte lichtschacht de duisternis in: de Gruta das Torres, de langste bekende lavatunnel van Portugal, loopt ruim vijf kilometer onder de wijngaarden van Madalena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Een rivier van vuur onder de grond<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

De grot is het versteende bed van een lavarivier: toen de stroom van de vulkanen boven naar beneden stroomde, koelde het oppervlak tot een harde schil terwijl de gesmolten kern bleef doorstromen en een tunnel uitholde. Het resultaat is een gang van zwarte steen van enkele meters hoog, bekleed met richels, stalactieten van hergesmolten lava en de sporen van de stroom die hem vormde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

De duisternis in<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

De bezoeken zijn begeleid en bestrijken enkele honderden meters van de tunnel, met helm en lamp uit het bezoekerscentrum boven de grond \u2014 een echte wilde grot in plaats van een verlichte showgrot. Buiten dragen dezelfde lavavelden de ommuurde wijngaarden van de Pico-wijngaardcultuur, in 2004 door UNESCO als werelderfgoed op de lijst geplaatst, en de kegel van Mount Pico<\/a> torent boven alles uit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bezienswaardigheden<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • De ingangsschacht en de stenen trap<\/li>\n\n\n
  • De lavarichels en stalactieten van de tunnel<\/li>\n\n\n
  • De begeleide route door de eerste honderden meters<\/li>\n\n\n
  • Het bezoekerscentrum aan de oppervlakte<\/li>\n\n\n
  • De ommuurde wijngaarden van Cria\u00e7\u00e3o Velha boven de grot<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Praktische informatie<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    De ingang van de grot ligt bij Cria\u00e7\u00e3o Velha, in de gemeente Madalena op Pico, een korte rit van het havenstadje. Binnen is de temperatuur koel en constant \u2014 neem een extra laag en stevige schoenen mee. De bezoeken volgen een begeleid schema dat met het seizoen verandert; raadpleeg de offici\u00eble informatie en boek vooruit in de zomer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Beeldcredits: Gruta das Torres by Jos\u00e9 Lu\u00eds \u00c1vila Silveira\/Pedro Noronha e Costa \u2014 Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Op Pico daalt een trap af naar de langste lavatunnel van Portugal: meer dan vijf kilometer tunnel onder de wijngaarden van Cria\u00e7\u00e3o Velha.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":61745,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1074],"tags":[],"attraction-categ":[1059],"localidade":[1278],"content-type":[],"grupo-de-experiencias":[],"experiencia-tipo":[],"regioes_turisticas_term":[299],"class_list":["post-61744","to-visit","type-to-visit","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city","attraction-categ-natural-wonders-parks","localidade-madalena","regioes_turisticas_term-azores"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGruta das Torres \u2014 Azores | Real Dreams<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Gruta das Torres on Pico: Portugal's longest lava tube, over five kilometres long, with guided visits from the Cria\u00e7\u00e3o Velha visitor centre.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/nl\/te-bezoeken\/gruta-das-torres\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"nl_NL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gruta das Torres\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Gruta das Torres on Pico: Portugal's longest lava tube, over five kilometres long, with guided visits from the Cria\u00e7\u00e3o Velha visitor centre.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/nl\/te-bezoeken\/gruta-das-torres\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Real Dreams\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/gruta-das-torres.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1071\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Geschatte leestijd\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minuut\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realdreams.pt\\\/attractions-to-visit\\\/gruta-das-torres\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realdreams.pt\\\/attractions-to-visit\\\/gruta-das-torres\\\/\",\"name\":\"Gruta das Torres \u2014 Azores | Real Dreams\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realdreams.pt\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realdreams.pt\\\/attractions-to-visit\\\/gruta-das-torres\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realdreams.pt\\\/attractions-to-visit\\\/gruta-das-torres\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realdreams.pt\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/gruta-das-torres.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-31T09:22:51+00:00\",\"description\":\"Gruta das Torres on Pico: Portugal's longest lava tube, over five kilometres long, with guided visits from the Cria\u00e7\u00e3o Velha visitor centre.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realdreams.pt\\\/attractions-to-visit\\\/gruta-das-torres\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"nl-NL\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/realdreams.pt\\\/attractions-to-visit\\\/gruta-das-torres\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"nl-NL\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realdreams.pt\\\/attractions-to-visit\\\/gruta-das-torres\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realdreams.pt\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/gruta-das-torres.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realdreams.pt\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/gruta-das-torres.webp\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":1071,\"caption\":\"The entrance of the Gruta das Torres near Cria\u00e7\u00e3o Velha, Pico. 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