Beach · São João · Azores
Zona Balnear do Verdoso
Natural rock pool in São João parish on Pico's south coast (Lajes do Pico), about 600 metres from the Ponta do Admoiro bathing area.
- Excellent water
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About the beach
Natural rock pool in São João parish on Pico's south coast (Lajes do Pico), about 600 metres from the Ponta do Admoiro bathing area. It has concrete access, a basalt-and-concrete sun deck and open-sea swimming over a basalt-slab seabed; the official profile estimates around 30 bathers a day and high exposure to the swell. In 2026 it is a bathing water from 1 June to 30 September, with no guaranteed lifeguard cover under the Portaria. Water quality was rated Excellent in 2025.
- Type
- Sea beach
- Town
- São João (Lajes do Pico)
- Region
- Azores
- Water quality 2025
- Excellent
- Coordinates
- 38.4136, -28.3400
Zona Balnear do Verdoso · São João
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Water quality: official 2025 bathing-season classification (European Environment Agency / APA). Editorial description by Portal Turismo Portugal. Before you go, check lifeguard cover, the flag and access, especially outside the bathing season.