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Danny B.
October 18, 2022
Hiking
The whaling museum in Lajes shows the everyday life and background of the former whalers on Pico.
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Onkel Ernie
June 6, 2024
Hiking
The whaling museum in Lajes do Pico offers an impressive look back to the time when whales were hunted in the Azores rather than just observed. Various products made from …
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Mandy F.
July 7, 2025
Hiking
Definitely worth seeing!
It tells the story of whaling on Pico.
The film vividly depicts how simple and difficult life is on Pico (Lajes) and how the men killed such a gigantic animal with simple means.
The museum is very inexpensive and even free to visit on Sundays.
It tells the story of whaling on Pico.
The film vividly depicts how simple and difficult life is on Pico (Lajes) and how the men killed such a gigantic animal with simple means.
The museum is very inexpensive and even free to visit on Sundays.
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