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Azores

The Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal, are an archipelago in the mid-Atlantic.

The islands are characterized by dramatic landscapes, fishing villages, green pastures and hedgerows of blue hydrangeas. São Miguel, the largest, has lake-filled calderas and the Gorreana Tea Plantation. Pico is home to the 2,351m Mt. Pico and vineyards sheltered by boulders.

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Regional Directorate for Tourism
Azores – Visit Azores
Portuguese National Tourist Office

Europe
Portugal
Achada
Ponta Delgada
São Miguel

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18:16

Ponta Delgada – Azores

Ponta Delgada, Portuguese for thin point, is the largest municipality and administrative capital of the Autonomous Region of the Azores in Portugal located on the south coast of São Miguel Island, the largest and most populous in the archipelago. Populated since 1444, the island of São Miguel was a vast territory, with small settlements scattered […]

Azoris Royal Garden

Located in the centre of São Miguel Island, the 4-star Azoris Royal Garden features an outdoor pool with a sun-lounger terrace and offers air-conditioned guest rooms with balconies. Royal Garden rooms have modern furnishings and are decorated in neutral colours. They come equipped with cable TV and a private bathroom with a hairdryer. Restaurante Jardim […]

Azores Pride to celebrate 2nd Gay Pride event

A second Azores Pride Festival will be held from 25 to 31 August 2013 in Ponta Delgada, after having a successful first gay pride event on the island in 2012, and what is hoped to become an annual event. More than 2000 people participated in the first-ever Pride Azores event on September 1, 2012, a […]

Azorean Tours

Gary Travassos Azores Taxi & Van Tours Azorean Tours is a personalised taxi & van tours around the island to see the most beautiful places on S. Miguel, Azores. Regular pick-up and transfer services too. The private tour guide gives you the opportunity to fully enjoy the wonders of this islands natural wonders, in a comfortable and safe mean of […]

Azores Tourism Advertising Boost

Is the Azores about to have its moment in the travel world? The Azores is about to go through a huge European advertising campaign promoting tourism in the region. A footnote in the ad indicates ‘construir o futuro‘, meaning ‘building for the future’. In the last 20 years, there has been significant infrastructure development on […]

19:36

The Last Whalers – An Azorean Past

No longer practised on the islands of the Azores, but whaling was a big industry. A whale’s cadaver was processed for lamp oil, candles, medicines, perfume and machinery lubricants. The blubber was melted down for oil and the bones tossed aside. The first type of whaling done was shore whaling along the New England coast, […]

Hotel Talisman

Hotel Talisman is officially a 3-star hotel located in the centre of Ponta Delgada, the largest city in São Miguel Island and the Azores. Located within walking distance of most attractions and the city, with easy access to the new harbour and marina that was officially completed in 2010. The room was large, clean and […]

11:38

Village Life in the Azores

07:25

Ponta Delgada • Azores

Ponta Delgada is the largest city on the island of São Miguel in the archipelago of the Azores, the autonomous region of Portugal. Populated since 1444, the island of São Miguel was a vast territory, with small settlements scattered about, except for Vila Franca do Campo in the central-southern coast, and the community of Ponta Delgada. […]

Azores (Açores)

08:16

São Miguel Island • Azores

Nicknamed “The Green Island”, São Miguel Island is the largest and most populous of the Azores Islands archipelago belonging to Portugal. Settled in 1439, São Miguel is 64 km from east to west, and between 8 and 14 km wide. Nicknamed the “Green Island” (Ilha Verde), it is largely covered with fields and meadows in the lowlands. The […]

11:38

Achada – Sao Miguel Island – Azores

Achada, from the Portuguese for “flat-land”, is a civil parish in the municipality Nordeste on the island of São Miguel in the Azores. The area is known as Achada, once referred to as Achada Grande, was originally populated in the first half of the 16th century. Its name was derived from the Portuguese phrase terra […]

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Azores

The Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal, are an archipelago in the mid-Atlantic.

The islands are characterized by dramatic landscapes, fishing villages, green pastures and hedgerows of blue hydrangeas. São Miguel, the largest, has lake-filled calderas and the Gorreana Tea Plantation. Pico is home to the 2,351m Mt. Pico and vineyards sheltered by boulders.

No to Trump. No to Elon Musk.
No to United States. No to Israel.