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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, […]

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Porto • Portugal

The second-largest city in Portugal and declared a World Heritage Site, famous for its Port Wines, also known as the city of bridges. Dating back to the 4th century, Porto is built along the Douro river on some very steep hills. Along the Douro river are some famous port wineries in which you can take […]

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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 […]

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 […]

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Lisbon • Portugal

Lisbon is a European city that doesn’t get the attention like others, perhaps this is a good thing as things remain relatively unspoiled and unexploited. The capital and largest city of Portugal, and the political centre, perched on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, with white-bleached limestone buildings, intimate alleyways built on seven hills, an […]

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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. […]

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Funchal • Portugal

Funchal is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal‘s Autonomous Region of Madeira, and has been the capital of Madeira for more than five centuries. Funchal‘s name comes from the abundance of fennel (funcho) found on the island. It was an important shipping centre during the 15th-17th centuries. Often referred to as […]

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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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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 […]

Hotel Porto Trindade

Hotel Porto Trindade is located 165 yards from Trindade Metro Station, offering a direct connection to Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport, Hotel Porto Trindade offers trendy rooms with free internet and a panoramic rooftop terrace. The spacious rooms at the Hotel Porto Trindade are decorated with warm touches. All have a seating area and are equipped […]

Azores (Açores)

Pestana Carlton Madeira

The Pestana Carlton Madeira, one of the most lively hotels in Madeira, enjoys a privileged setting in Funchal. This luxurious and charismatic hotel in Madeira is a reference point for any visitor to Madeira, due to the excellent conjugation of a family atmosphere with the sophistication of its excellent installations. Once you are in the […]

Batalha • Portugal

Built-in 1385, was the monarchy’s main building project for two centuries, to commemorate the victory of the Portuguese over the Castilians at the battle of Aljubarrota. A short afternoon is all you need to visit this monstrous unfinished Monastery of Batalha, declared a World Heritage Site, with massive doorways and finely detailed finishings. On the […]

Suico Atlantico Hotel

Hotel Suisso Atlântico offers comfortable and affordable rooms in a prime location in the heart of Lisbon, just a few minutes’ walks from Rossio Station. All bedrooms at Turim Suisso Atlântico Hotel have satellite TV and an en suite bathroom. The Turim Suisso Hotel’s facilities include a lounge and TV room, where you can relax […]

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 […]

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The Last Whalers – An Azorean Past

Porto • Portugal

Ponta Delgada – Azores

Azorean Tours

Lisbon • Portugal

Ponta Delgada • Azores

Funchal • Portugal

Achada – Sao Miguel Island – Azores

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São Miguel Island • Azores

Hotel Porto Trindade

Azores (Açores)

Pestana Carlton Madeira

Batalha • Portugal

Suico Atlantico Hotel

Azores Pride to celebrate 2nd Gay Pride event