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Corvo Island - Azores
27 Jul
Corvo, The Islands

Corvo Island (the Black Island)

  • December 15, 2021
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Corvo Island is the smallest of the Azores at just 6.2 km long and 4 km wide. Together with Flores, which is 17.9 kilometers away, is part of the Western Group of the archipelago.

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19 Apr
Flores, The Islands

Flores Island (the Pink Island)

  • December 3, 2021
  • By author-avatar Aguaplano

Flores Island, Azores. Inhabited by roughly 4.000 people, it is the westernmost point of the European continent. It’s 16.6 kilometers long and 12.2 kilometers at maximum width, with an area of 141.4 km2.

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São Jorge Island
24 Feb
São Jorge, The Islands

São Jorge Island (the Brown Island)

  • December 6, 2021
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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.

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02 Dec
Graciosa, The Islands

Graciosa Island (the White Island)

  • December 3, 2021
  • By author-avatar Aguaplano

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.

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Living in Faial
25 Nov
Faial, Info for Expats, Stories

Living in Faial

  • November 5, 2021
  • By author-avatar Aguaplano
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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.

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Café Nunes
24 Nov
Azores Attractions, São Jorge, Stories

The Organic Coffee of Café Nunes At Faja Dos Vimes in São Jorge

  • December 5, 2021
  • By author-avatar Aguaplano
  • 8 comments

In Faja Dos Vimes, on the island of São Jorge, Azores Islands, a family produces and serves its own coffee since generations in the characteristic Café Nunes

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Lagoa do Fogo - São Miguel - Azores
21 Oct
São Miguel, The Islands

São Miguel Island (the Green Island)

  • December 3, 2021
  • By author-avatar Aguaplano

São Miguel Island is the largest in the Azores, with 62.1 km in length and 15.8 in maximum width. The area of 744.7 km2 hosts more than half of the Azorean population: 137,856 inhabitants

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Pico Island
12 Oct
Pico, The Islands

Pico Island (the Grey Island)

  • October 21, 2021
  • By author-avatar Aguaplano
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Pico Island is the second largest in the Azores Archipelago, with a surface area of 444.9 km2. Dominated by the volcano of the mountain of Pico, located in its western half, the island is 8,3 km from its closest neighbour (Faial), and is populated by 14,148 inhabitants

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06 Sep
Faial, The Islands

Faial Island (the Blue Island)

  • September 13, 2022
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With 19.8 km in length and 14 km in maximum width, the 173.1 km2 of surface of Faial Island, in the Azores central group, have an almost pentagonal shape. It is the third most inhabited island in the archipelago, roughly 15,000 residents.

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