One morning, many generations ago, a familiar sound echoed throughout Pico Island; a noise that represented the hope of subsistence and even a fortune for the poor families of the island. Word spread, to the biggest whale ever seen in those seas. Watched by the imposing mountain of the Pico volcano, men ran to the…
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In Terceira Island lies a UNIQUE story of love and jealousy
A long time ago, a stunning island, outlined by black sand and the intense blue of the Atlantic, witnessed the anguish of the Prince of Tides, who lived an unrequited love. His beloved was in love with another prince and not even using the spells of a powerful fairy, he could change that true love….
São Miguel, the Magical island of a forbidden love
In distant times, in the Kingdom of Sete Cidades, lived a blue-eyed princess, imprisoned by the condition of being the king’s only child. Tired of the exile imposed by her father, the young woman escaped from her imprisonment to find freedom in the forests of enchantments that the castle walls could not hide. In this…
Corvo island to Inspire a tale of a thousand pirates
Far in time, Corvo Island was a haven for Atlantic pirates who preferred it to plunder and enslave its inhabitants. In 1632, faced with a new threat of invasion and with a will inspired by courage and faith, the people decided to resist with their rudimentary agricultural tools and with a secret weapon offered by…
The wonderful legend of the Seven Enchanted Calderas on Flores Island
Many years ago, a boy with a kind and dreamy heart lived on Flores Island. As usual at that time, the boy had the daily task of carrying water from a spring to his house. One day, while carrying two jugs of water home, he found a puddle formed by the rain. He stopped there…
Pico da Saúde, a magical place on Graciosa Island
In far gone times, on a hill above a beautiful beach, lived a young woman with bright eyes, whose liveliness had been robbed by an illness that prevented her from walking. As they saw her, every day, sitting on the top of the hill, people called the place: “O pico da Coxa”. Despite suffering from…
Legend of Caldeira de Santo Cristo, a unique place on São Jorge Island
Once upon a time, a shepherd came down from the high cliffs of the island of São Jorge to leave his cattle to graze in one of the most beautiful Fajãs in the Azores. While the cattle grazed, the man took the opportunity to rest a little by the saltwater lake, when he noticed a…
In Faial Island, a PEACEFUL painted Harbor
The “faia-das-ilhas”, the flower that gave Faial its name, was the only company of the first settler of the island, a hermit from the kingdom of Portugal. On a summer day, and already tired of a long isolation, he received with joy some visitors from the island of Terceira. When they left, the old man…
Legend of the Sereia da Praia, a dream story on the island of Santa Maria
A long time ago, at the beginning of Santa Maria Island’s settlement, a young fisherman cheated his isolation with walks by the sea, on full moon nights. On one of those nights, the fisherman heard the soft melody people attributed to mermaids, magical beings that, as rumor had it, seduced men and took them to…