Faial is the island that seems to contain the whole world, with what is called “the smallest cosmopolitan city in the world” and so much more. The blue hydrangeas, the volcanic traces, the sea and the majestic mountain of Pico make this island a place not be missed on your family vacation. 1. Explore Marina…
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Tips for great low season vacations in the Azores #1
Inhale. Exhale. For a moment, forget the hustle and bustle of your day-to-day life, the stress from work, the hustle and bustle that excites you but exhausts you at the same time, and imagine yourself enjoying the peace and silence that some magical islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean have to offer. Like…
6 activities for families with children not to be missed on Pico Island
If you plan to visit the Azores with your family, you have to include Pico Island in your itinerary. It’s just that it’s practically impossible to visit this island without falling completely in love with it. 1 – Be dazzled by the traces of volcanic activity on the island – Volcanic activity traces can be…
5 activities for families with children not to be missed on Terceira island
If you plan to visit the Azores with your family, you must include Terceira island in your itinerary. This island, the third of the archipelago to be discovered by Portuguese navigators, offers a magnificent contrast between natural beauty of volcanic origin and an admirable work of man in the historic center of Angra do Heroísmo,…
5 activities for families with children not to be missed in São Miguel
Known as the Green Island, São Miguel offers its visitors much more than breathtaking landscapes. In addition to superb forest reserves, lakes of surreal beauty, natural hot water pools, and black sand beaches, São Miguel fascinates for the authenticity of its people and its delicious cuisine.Today, we suggest five excellent activities for families with children…
5 activities for families with children that you must do in Santa Maria
Sparkling blue water, golden sand, green fields, whitewashed houses, red soil, and a sunny climate is just a little of what you can find on the southernmost and easternmost island of the archipelago of the Azores: Santa Maria. If this island is on your wish list for your next family vacation, this article may be…
Celebration of Male Friends’ Day, Female Friends’ Day and Carnival on board our airplanes
Male Friends’ Day, which is celebrated on February 3, and Female Friends’ Day, which is celebrated on the following Thursday, February 10, set the beginning of the Carnival season in the Azores islands. Tradition has been a good excuse for friends not to lose the pleasure of getting together around a table and investing some…
Meals with a new feeling in the skies of the Azores
The Azores, our identity and our main destination, are a place where the real can easily mix with the mystical. And the legends that are told all over the 9 islands – themselves considered the peaks of ancient Atlantis, the lost eighth continent – are proof of that. This mysticism, so appreciated by all who…
João de Macedo – the international surfer with an ecologic purpose for the Azores and beyond
Save The Waves Coalition hosted a five island tour to present The Azores Save The WavesFilm Festival. João de Macedo, international surfer, Save The Waves ambassador, and WorldSurfing Reserves Co-Founder, has been working with the organization in the Azores to learnmore about the significance of surfing in the area and how to utilize the power…