Azores - Gallery
The cathderal of Santíssimo Salvador da Sé dominates the skyline of Angra do Heroísmo.
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Horta, Faial's only town, is a joy to explore.
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With two stunning lakes, Sete Cidades is certainly a place to enjoy some of the most spectacular views in the Azores.
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The Azores are known for their colourful churches, such as this one on Terceira.
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Pico is to most visitors Pico mountain itself, a remarkable, steep-sided, dormant volcanic cone rising to 2,351m, and Portugal’s highest mountain.
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Corvo is by far the remotest island of the archipelago and must surely rate as one of the most isolated places in all Europe.
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The Fajã da Caldeira do Santo Cristo nature reserve is the only place in the Azores where clams are found.
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A typical Pico-style windmill at Criação Velha.
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It is easy to spend a whole day seeing the historic buildings of Angra do Heroísmo.
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Furnas enjoys a hint of the ambience you might find in an English spa town, with the addition of boisterous geothermal activity that adds a tinge of exoticism.
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Pico peak and the numerous black lava flows in different parts of the island make Pico island the most distinctive of all in the archipelago.
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Santa Maria sees itself as the sun island.
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Corvo is by far the remotest island of the archipelago and must surely rate as one of the most isolated places in all Europe.
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Ponta Delgada is the largest town and has the busiest harbour in the Azores.
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Ponta Delgada is large only by Azorean standards and charms its visitors with its gentle Portuguese architecture, pedestrianised streets, cafés, shops and long esplanade that wraps itself around the ferry terminal, marinas, commercial port area and fishing harbour.
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Altogether there are a little over 80 species of cetacean worldwide, and some 27 species have been sighted off the Azores: the islands are now recognised as being one of the world’s best whale-watching destinations.
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Picturesque Horta has long been a major port of the Azores and the town has dominated the island; today its marina is a major tourist attraction and the harbour has the largest maritime painting collection in the world.
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With photographs of the lakes of Sete Cidades appearing in so many travel brochures and promotions, São Miguel has become the best-known island of the archipelago.
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