Cais das Lajes do Pico

Lajes do Pico sits on the southern coast of Pico Island, where you anchor off a historic whaling village that still carries the weight of that seafaring past. The waterfront has a raw, working character, and the village itself is one of the best places on Pico to dig into the island's deep connection to whale hunting — the regional whaling museum here is genuinely worth your time. The backdrop of the island's volcanic interior looming behind the rooftops makes this anchorage feel unlike anywhere else in the Azores.