Azores Travel Information
Featured Islands
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Terceira Island
Terceira’s port once welcomed galleons laden with spices from the Orient and gold and silver from the Americas. Even today, its historic city streets transport you back to the 16th... -
Flores Island
With its semi-tropical landscape, Flores is the most beautiful and romantic island in the Azores archipelago. Flores is synonymous with unspoiled nature, from its peaks and sheer cliffs plunging towards... -
Santa Maria Island
On the island of Santa Maria, steep terraced vineyards climb the hills and slender white chimneys adorn the traditional homes of Portuguese settlers. The island’s historic villages of Vila do...
Explore the Azores
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São Roque do Pico
São Roque do Pico is a relatively old town and commercial port (Cais do Pico) connected with the whaling industry. It is the site of the only former whale-processing factory on the island. Housed within this old whale-processing factory and within the harbor area is... -
Peter’s Cafe Sport in Horta
Faial Island’s capital of Horta is a regular stopping point for yachts and other vessels crossing the Atlantic. It has played host to streams of caravels, clippers and catamarans over the centuries. No visit to Horta would be complete without a stop at the Peter’s...
Azores Travel Activities
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Hiking Trails on Pico Island
Lava Trail (6 km) – Difficulty: Medium This track connects Santana to Lajido. The Lava Trail runs through a UNESCO World Heritage Site characterized by the unique shapes and forms of Pico’s lava fields. On this trail, the hiker is surrounded by vineyards as far... -
Whaling Museum – Museu dos Baleeiros – Lajes do Pico
Lajes do Pico was the first settlement on the island of Pico, in the Azores, and became an important commercial fishing port and whaling center for many centuries. Its old stone houses with their long balconies bear testimony to the village’s opulent past. Culturally, whaling...
Azores Travel Videos
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Travel Video – Paragliding in the Magical Azores
An absolutely stunning HD video showing the beauty of the Azores as you can only truly appreciate from a Paragliders’ perspective. -
Travel Video – Pico Airport Approach and Landing
The view out the window of a SATA aircraft while approaching, and landing at, Pico island airport.
