Explore the Azores Islands, hike to the top of a volcano and take a dip in hot- and cold-water thermal springs on a weeklong tour that includes a visit to Lisbon, Portugal.

Azores Islands Travel Guide Azores Archipelago. The Azores archipelago, consisting of nine major islands and numerous smaller ones, is located about 900 miles off the coast of Portugal.

LISBON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - The regional assembly of Portugal's Azores Islands approved the creation of the largest protected marine area in the North Atlantic to reach international conservation ...

And there’s a lot in the Azores worth protecting. The islands are located in the North Atlantic, 2,390 miles (3,850 km) east of Boston and 870 miles (1,400 km) west of Lisbon.

Volcanic São Miguel, one of the nine islands in this Portuguese archipelago in the Mid-Atlantic, offers landscapes and experiences that are at once wild and serene. Kerry Murray for The New York ...

The early settlers on this archipelago — with its often-unforgiving landscape — survived on bland, simple food.But when Portugal embarked on the Age of Discovery in the 15th century, they ...

Hotels Near Sao Jorge8.9 miles- Sao Jorge Is., Azores Islands, Portugal Hotels Near Pico Island24.1 miles- Pico Island, Azores Islands, Portugal Hotels Near Graciosa31 miles- Graciosa, Azores ...

There are many reasons to fall in love with the Azores, a Portuguese archipelago in the middle of the Atlantic that’s often called the Hawaii of Europe. The islands are green; they’re lush ...

The Azores, a remote archipelago of nine volcanic islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, are a beacon of emerald-green landscapes, dramatic coastlines, and a culture deeply connected to the sea.

AZORES, Portugal—In just a few days, I toured tea and pineapple plantations, dined on a meal cooked underground by hot springs, and admired jewel-like lakes in collapsed volcano craters, steep ...