Furnas is a civil parish in the municipality of Povoação on the Island of São Miguel in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,439. The parish is one of the largest in the island and in the Azores. It is located east of Lagoa and Ponta Delgada, west of Povoação and southeast of Ribeira Grande.
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The community is located in the interior of São Miguel and is famous for its location near the hot springs and fumaroles near the Lagoa das Furnas. Meats and vegetables are steamed in the natural thermal vents and are widely available at local restaurants. Furnas is a town of iron-rich warm pools for bathing and verdant gardens.
