The Azores islands, being an archipelago located on the Middle Atlantic ridge made up of islands of volcanic origin, offer optimal conditions for canyoning. Streams, steep walls surrounding deep volcanic lakes, cliffs and much more.
The Azores islands are considered an ideal destination for bird watchers: the archipelago can count on about 400 species to observe, of which about thirty nesting in the area, including some extremely rare in the western Paleatric.
With 54 kilometers in length and 6.9 in maximum width, São Jorge Island , in the Azores, has a cigar-like shape and looks like a chain of volcanic reliefs stretched from North-east to South-east. Its total area of 243.9 km2 is inhabited by roughly 9,000 people.
The Azores are among the 10 destinations for 2019, to be precise in ninth place, in the ranking drawn up
Although this islands are definitely not Ibiza, nor the Caribbean Islands with parties that last all night, in the larger islands there are places to enjoy late nights in the Azores and having fun
Horseback riding in the Azores: the Azores are an ideal destination for horseback riding lovers. In fact, all nine islands offer an incredible variety of routes that can be covered in the saddle
THE AZORES: A PARADISE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN The Azores Archipelago, located in the North Atlantic Ocean,
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Despite their particular conformation and geological origin, there are a good number of beaches and natural pools in the Azores for lovers of sea and sun bathing, as well as numerous thermal hot water, and, in some islands, the possibility of bathing in volcanic lakes, streams and mountain pools at the foot of waterfalls.
With 12.5 kilometers in length and 7 km in maximum width, Graciosa island has an elongated shape that extends from the north-west to the south-east. The 4,391 inhabitants (data from 2011) are distributed over the 60.66 km2 of surface.
When we first came to the Azores, almost ten years ago in 2012, we had no idea that we would be living in Faial and call it our home in a few years.
