Vila Independência II

We heard about a wonderful viewpoint close to Praia da Vitória, the first place that we stayed, where we could see the whole south east part of the island. Sounded like a good place to drive to so we went to see it.

At its highest point, Serra do Cume rises to 545 meters high, allowing us to see what the island looks like from above. During the Second World War, Serra do Cume housed military installations, strategically installed to observe and guard that portion of the ocean.

From one of its sides you can see the city of Praia da Vitória and its bay, the Air Base and the Plain of Lajes. From the other, the view is of the immense plain and its vegetation, in addition to the natural stone walls.

It was cool to see the amazing patchwork pastures with different shades of green and all the cows grazing in them. Actually, it reminded me of one of Lori’s quilts. A very pretty sight! We heard that we were looking at over 5000 separate pastures!Read more