Located in Furnas, Poca da Dona Beija has 4 hot springs pools with temperatures at 39° Celsius. Tickets can be purchased online and upon arrival you get a colored wrist band. You are able to use the different pools for no more than and hour. There are changing rooms and showers located inside. To take a shower it costs $$ and inside the gift shop they also have soap you can buy to use in the shower. Changing rooms are free to use. They also charge you for towels so I recommend you bring a pool towel. If you'd like to utilize the lockers, you just need to exchange your car key for one. There is also a gift shop inside if you'd like to buy a gift. read more

Relaxing and peaceful. Went at 8:30pm to catch it when the sun was beginning to set to see it during day light and night time. They have lockers for 2 euros, a pretty good size locker to share. They have showers with coin slots for 1 euro. Don't bring a light colored swim suit or towel as this place will leave both red/orange in addition to your body. You will need a loofah or some type of exfoliation to help scrub it off. read more

Poca da Beija - Swimming Pools Near Me - Furnas, 20

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Absolutely amazing and my favorite hot spring. Very relaxing. Outdoor yet spa vibe. Nice showers. If you add 1 euro you can have 5 minutes of hot water. Nice lockers w a waterproof/magnetic band. Very well organized. Parking lot is small. read more

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I had a fantastic time visiting this hot springs with 3 other friends. You can purchase tickets online (much easier than waiting in line) and you can also purchase a locker rental (I recommend), hot water token, and towel rental if you don't bring your own. The parking lot gets full, so plan extra time to find parking. They let you stay for 1.5 hours, which was plenty of time to pick a pool and relax. The farther from the front, the less people there are in the pools. Wear a black swimsuit so it doesn't get discolored. The cold shower was fine by me since I was hot from the hot springs, and they have free changing rooms. read more

I can't believe I'm writing this review almost a year later. But here it goes. The Açores Islands are incredibly fun and vibrant. In my opinion, Saõ Miguel is one of the most beautiful places I've ever visited. Poca de Beija, located in the town of Furnas, is a hot spring. I don't know if the price of admission has increased since I visited. But I believe it was only 2 euros. You can rent towels, lockers, and such. These are thermal baths. As you know, hot springs contain healing properties. There are 5 natural thermal pools of different temperatures. You might feel a little woozy after getting out of the water, but nothing to really worry about. The luscious and tropical landscape makes this experience more relaxing. I was mesmerized with this place. Poca de Beija is a must-do. It is truly a gorgeous place. 5 stars!! read more

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Nothing like a good soaking in soothing volcanic heated thermo baths! The locals claim it keeps them looking at least 10 years younger. If I lived here, then yes, I too would be a regular here. You will leave feeling totally relaxed. The employees are nice and helpful. The grounds are beautiful. A visit here is a win, win situation. I was so excited about my first visit that I forgot my trunks. Of course, this is after I paid for my admission, and it was time to change clothes. No worries, the nice employees led me to the gift shop where they offer a selection of men's trunks for sale. Also, when you are done soaking, Do Not Forget to completely rise out your bathing outfit because the water is very heavy in iron which will permanently stain your clothes red. In addition, remove your jewelry beforehand because the water will also tarnish them. The location is not very large which is why they limit your stay to one and half hours in order to accommodate a larger amount of people per day. read more

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Nice hot springs experience. You're only allowed to be on site for 1.5 hours, they monitor the crowd by using colored wrist bands. The pools are all the same temperature, 39 C except for one which is 28 C, but the depth differs in all of them. The water is rich in iron so beware since this will stain your bathing suit. There are lockers you could rent to store your belongings as well as showers and changing rooms. They rent towels or you may bring your own. read more

Poca da Beija - Water source - Swimming Pools Near Me - Furnas, 20

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The pools are stuffed full of tourists. The front desk people will say they aren't at the limit yet and take your money, but peek in first to make sure you're comfortable sitting in the middle of a water tank with speedo men and too small biking ladies all lining the edges. Awkward and kind of icky. read more

Amazing water, simple set up and clean locker rooms. The hours are 7 to 11, it's 3€ each for the whole day. They have 4 major pools and they are all about the same temperature as far as we could tell. The thing that's different about each pool is the depth and set up. One has a large bench along the side and is only 80cm deep. Ones deeper with no bench. If it gets crowded a different pool most likely has space. Lockers are 1€ but are somewhat unnecessary. I suggest, if staying locally to just go over in you swim suit and a shirt. Place is awesome. The gift shop has some things like towels and sunscreen, the workers are really nice. I heard some people say it's hard to find, my advice is that the town is so small you could A. Ask someone B. Drive around until you find it. If you go with choice B then I will also add that it's on the outskirts of town and you must drive around and not directly to it due to a one way road. read more

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Amazing and beautiful. For 6 euros, you gain access to 5 thermal pools. Each pool is a different style and depth. 4/5 pools are 39 degrees Celsius. I'm unsure of the fifth temperature. It's slightly cooler. Be sure to go early, opens at 7 AM, in order to beat the crowd. Don't wear a light or brand new suit. The natural iron bacteria will leave an orange tint to you and your suit. Shower and changing rooms are available. A locker may run you ~1 euro. Keep your scan ticket after entering. You'll need it in order to exit. read more

Great place to wind down on a gloomy day. Tip: keep a look out for parking along the way because P. Dona Beija only has a small parking lot directly in front. 6€ for adult entry, 4€ for children (less than 6 years old) There are 4 main pools that vary in depth, but same temperature (39 degrees Celsius /102 degrees Fahrenheit). We went in the off season and the stream was closed off, but claims to be cooler (28 degrees Celsius) as the geothermal water mixes with a natural stream. Lockers cost 1€ and didn't seem necessary during offseason Showers require a token 1€ in the gift shop. Wear dark color suits as everyone claims. The iron deposits are quite difficult to wash off your skin, too, as a patron had a difficult time washing it all off her face in the short timed shower. Well maintained area that was formerly a taro plantation, where you can still find folks harvesting the root across the way. read more

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In June 2018 the price was 4 euros per person. This is a beautiful place with about 6 different built hot spring mineral tubs and well-maintained greenery and flowers all around. Most of the pools are the same temperature with one that's a few degrees colder that parents were bringing their kids in to. Some pools have benches, some have massaging waterfalls. Each pool has plenty of room for about 8 people at once. There are changing rooms, toilets and a shower, but you have to pay for the showers. *Bring a bathing suit you are OK with staining orange! The iron in the water here will potentially stain* There is a small free parking lot out front. read more

Poca da Beija - Source stream (not part of a tub) with some greenery - Swimming Pools Near Me - Furnas, 20

For a 3 or 5 euro (I forget which) entry fee, you gain access to 5 thermal pools. 4 of them seem to be the same temperature (I would guess around 100 degrees F) and the 5th was cooler. They have towel rentals as well. The pools aren't very big, but since we went in November it wasn't too crowded. I would guess that in the summer months it would become much busier and a little harder to relax. I wore a darker pair of boardshorts and rinsed them off after getting out of the pools, so I didn't have any issues with staining from the iron in the water, but I wouldn't recommend wearing anything white or light colored just in case. read more

Poca da Beija - View of the water from the springs - Swimming Pools Near Me - Furnas, 20

This was a wonderful place to soak after hiking. It is absolutely beautiful. It is inexpensive and very clean. They have towels to rent and swimsuits to buy. The owner and staff are marvelous people. I really enjoyed talking with them. After a tiring day, this is a fantastic place to go. read more