ABOUT

Laughing Orchard is a secluded center situated inside the volcanic crater of Furnas, at the São Miguel Island of Azores.

The center has been founded based on a vision of creating a balance between thinking and dreaming, mainstream and shamanistic perception, and left-brain and right-brain.

The Laughing Orchard is a place you come to ignite a spark of creative manifestation inside and receive a little boost on their journey. The place where you come to meet other like-minded people.

LOCATION/ ISLAND

As a young volcanic island, Sao Miguel carries the most ancient energy of creation, since volcanoes created all the land on Earth.

The Island of São Miguel is one of the nine island of the Azores, known as "The Green Island" because of the lush nature and ecosystems that can be found on each side of the island.

It is the main and biggest island of the archipelago, and here you will get amazed by the variety of activities you can do: hiking to waterfalls, forests and lakes, swimming in white and black sand beaches, surfing and bathing on natural hotsprings, between many other outdoor activities you can enjoy on this magical island.

LOCATION/ TOWN

Two hundred shades of green.

Two hundred shades of green.

Two hundred shades of green.

The town of Furnas boasts a world-class botanical garden complete with a warm mineral lake, three different commercial hot springs and several non-commercial ones.

The town of Furnas boasts a world-class botanical garden complete with a warm mineral lake, three different commercial hot springs and several non-commercial ones.

The town of Furnas boasts a world-class botanical garden complete with a warm mineral lake, three different commercial hot springs and several non-commercial ones.

There's also a green crater lake surrounded on all sides by parks and forests, and drinking mineral waters flowing directly from deep inside the Earth.

There's also a green crater lake surrounded on all sides by parks and forests, and drinking mineral waters flowing directly from deep inside the Earth.

There's also a green crater lake surrounded on all sides by parks and forests, and drinking mineral waters flowing directly from deep inside the Earth.

Local residents believe that every hot spring in town has its own healing properties and some say that one of the mineral springs helped people protect themselves from the Spanish Flu Epidemic in the beginning of the 20th century.

Local residents believe that every hot spring in town has its own healing properties and some say that one of the mineral springs helped people protect themselves from the Spanish Flu Epidemic in the beginning of the 20th century.

Local residents believe that every hot spring in town has its own healing properties and some say that one of the mineral springs helped people protect themselves from the Spanish Flu Epidemic in the beginning of the 20th century.

LOCATION/ GARDEN

The Laughing Orchard is located in a beautiful fruit garden.

The Laughing Orchard is located in a beautiful fruit garden.

The Laughing Orchard is located in a beautiful fruit garden.

In the winter and spring, oranges, lemons, and kiwis grow here, while summers bring apples, pears, plums, and passion fruit.

In the winter and spring, oranges, lemons, and kiwis grow here, while summers bring apples, pears, plums, and passion fruit.

In the winter and spring, oranges, lemons, and kiwis grow here, while summers bring apples, pears, plums, and passion fruit.

Such simple pleasure of picking fruit directly from the trees creates a sense of abundance and safety!

Such simple pleasure of picking fruit directly from the trees creates a sense of abundance and safety!

Such simple pleasure of picking fruit directly from the trees creates a sense of abundance and safety!

Our garden is the perfect place for peaceful solitude and leisurely walks. Surrounded by nature, it offers a serene space to reflect, unwind, and reconnect with yourself at your own pace.

Our garden is the perfect place for peaceful solitude and leisurely walks. Surrounded by nature, it offers a serene space to reflect, unwind, and reconnect with yourself at your own pace.

Our garden is the perfect place for peaceful solitude and leisurely walks. Surrounded by nature, it offers a serene space to reflect, unwind, and reconnect with yourself at your own pace.

LOCATION/ OCEAN

The center is a 15 minutes drive from a black sand ocean beach.

The center is a 15 minutes drive from a black sand ocean beach.

This powerful and unique location is perfect for meditation at sunrise or sunset.

This powerful and unique location is perfect for meditation at sunrise or sunset.

The center is a 15 minutes drive from a black sand ocean beach.

This powerful and unique location is perfect for meditation at sunrise or sunset.

Reviews
  • Agata Kopka

    @agata

    This is a place that attracts really great, self-conscious people. I had the opportunity to get into my work, make new friends and contacts. It is a truly wonderful place.
  • Alex

    @alex

    The time here has been one of the most emotionally memorable times in my whole travel life. So colorful, so insightful. A world populated with wonderfully mysterious, complex, profound, intricate, imaginative beings, inspiring...
  • Helder Valente

    @newschoolpermaculture

    Here it's like family. Quality of life is important and subtleties are looked after so things flow naturally. It's a nest for creativity and expansion, support and wellbeing, it's a place for release and therapy, it has a unique healing aura and is a dynamo of positive life change.
  • Merle Jahn

    @merle

    Living here for almost 3 months was one of the most special times of my life. Working with my hands, meeting so many wonderful people, eating delicious local foods and living right next to some amazing hot springs was truly special…
  • Maria Fonseca

    @maria

    This place opens a direct gate to our heart and soul, letting us SEE ourselves better, creating a beautiful space for communal methamorphosis
    Here, good hearted people reunite, to see and each other, while doing their own internal magic.
  • Anžej Lečnik

    @anzej

    It helped me find purpose and reminded me of the importance of connecting with nature and good-hearted, respectful people. This experience allowed me to reconnect with myself, find a purpose, and approach life from a different perspective and with new values.
  • Arian Sarrafan

    @templeofrafiki

    Arriving here was like stepping into a magical fairyland. You can literally feel the sparkles in the air. The place seems to attract genuinely good, adventurous people, and the land of course has a visceral energy and peace that breathes life.
  • Agata Kopka

    @agata

    This is a place that attracts really great, self-conscious people. I had the opportunity to get into my work, make new friends and contacts. It is a truly wonderful place.
  • Alex

    @alex

    The time here has been one of the most emotionally memorable times in my whole travel life. So colorful, so insightful. A world populated with wonderfully mysterious, complex, profound, intricate, imaginative beings, inspiring...
  • Helder Valente

    @newschoolpermaculture

    Here it's like family. Quality of life is important and subtleties are looked after so things flow naturally. It's a nest for creativity and expansion, support and wellbeing, it's a place for release and therapy, it has a unique healing aura and is a dynamo of positive life change.
  • Merle Jahn

    @merle

    Living here for almost 3 months was one of the most special times of my life. Working with my hands, meeting so many wonderful people, eating delicious local foods and living right next to some amazing hot springs was truly special…
  • Maria Fonseca

    @maria

    This place opens a direct gate to our heart and soul, letting us SEE ourselves better, creating a beautiful space for communal methamorphosis
    Here, good hearted people reunite, to see and each other, while doing their own internal magic.
  • Anžej Lečnik

    @anzej

    It helped me find purpose and reminded me of the importance of connecting with nature and good-hearted, respectful people. This experience allowed me to reconnect with myself, find a purpose, and approach life from a different perspective and with new values.
  • Arian Sarrafan

    @templeofrafiki

    Arriving here was like stepping into a magical fairyland. You can literally feel the sparkles in the air. The place seems to attract genuinely good, adventurous people, and the land of course has a visceral energy and peace that breathes life.

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Work, connection with nature, self-discovery, and community — these are the things that enrich a person and bring true happiness.
All of this is available at the Laughing Orchard.

Work, connection with nature, self-discovery, and community — these are the things that enrich a person and bring true happiness.
All of this is available at the Laughing Orchard.

Work, connection with nature, self-discovery, and community — these are the things that enrich a person and bring true happiness.
All of this is available at the Laughing Orchard.

Work, connection with nature, self-discovery, and community — these are the things that enrich a person and bring true happiness.
All of this is available at the Laughing Orchard.

Work, connection with nature, self-discovery, and community — these are the things that enrich a person and bring true happiness.
All of this is available at the Laughing Orchard.

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