History books tell us that Portuguese navigators found the Azores islands uninhabited in the middle of the Atlantic during the early 1400s. But some intriguing constructions suggest that people ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...