Portugal
Azores
Nine emerald volcanic islands adrift in the mid-Atlantic — crater lakes, hot springs, whale-watching and pure green calm.
- Best time
- Apr – Oct
- Type
- Island
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About Azores
The Azores is Europe's volcanic wilderness — nine islands of extraordinary geological drama rising from the mid-Atlantic. São Miguel's Sete Cidades twin crater lakes, lush hydrangea-lined roads and geothermal hot springs define the experience. Faial, Flores and Corvo offer some of Europe's best whale watching, diving and off-grid adventure. The Azores receives no mass tourism: it remains genuinely wild.
Highlights
- Sete Cidades twin crater lakes (São Miguel)
- Whale watching — blue whales off Faial
- Furnas hot spring pools and geothermal cozido
- Pico Island vineyards (UNESCO) and Mt Pico climb
- Diving with manta rays off Faial
- Flores Island waterfall canyon walks
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When you'll go
When to visit Azores
April – October
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