Steep ridges rise sharply from the coast, cliffs tumble into the ocean, ferns, pines, and lush tropical plants crowd the hillsides in layers of wild color and texture. Geographically, the Azores ...

The Azores' placement in the middle of the Atlantic (1,000 miles from the coast of western Portugal), means you'll be greeted with mild temperatures and rain throughout the year. No matter which ...

OF COURSE.) Praia de Santa Bárbara is situated on the north coast of São Miguel island and it’s known as one of the most iconic Azores beaches. Its vast sandy shoreline stretches for ...

Located off the central southern coast of São Miguel ... There are so many beaches in the Azores that it would take days just to visit all that's available on just one island.

The vessel was intercepted "in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, around 500 nautical miles" south of Portugal's Azores archipelago ... most commonly seen off the coast of Colombia, "narco subs ...

Kerry Murray for The New York Times A view overlooking the northwest coast of São Miguel, the largest of the islands that make up the Azores archipelago. Kerry Murray for The New York Times Steam ...

Goulart explained that the Azores are located about 870 miles off the Portugal coast and consist of nine islands, “very similar to how Hawaii is located off of California’s coast.” ...

In partnership with Intrepid Travel. Welcome to the Azores, nine volcanic islands 1500 kilometres off the coast of Portugal in the North Atlantic. Check in to the four-star Hotel do Canal in Horta.