![]() ![]() This is all thanks to the joint effort of the Azorean government and the Azorean people. The Azores are currently one of the safest places in Europe. In times of a pandemic, our common security is particularly important. Where did the idea for the voucher come from? ![]() Restaurants, bars, tourist and leisure activities, vehicle and equipment rental, and services of travel agencies and tour operators. Voucher starts working on the 26th of May, 2021. Whoever does the test before arriving in the Azores, and not after (check HERE for what it is about), will get a 35 EUR voucher to use for tourist attractions in the Azores. This is a travel voucher for travelers with tests. To help plan your trip to this beautiful European archipelago, visit visitazores.I.e. A traditional meal of meat and vegetables, it is slow-cooked in underground thermal ovens heated by the volcano itself. The aptly named Rei dos Queijos (King of Cheeses) at Ponta Delgada market sells a wide selection along with bolo lêvedo, a typical Azorean that resembles a slightly sweet muffin.Īnd don’t leave without having a lunch of cozido à Portuguesa in Furnas on São Miguel. The islands, particularly São Jorge, are also known for their cheeses. Founded on Pico in 2014, it has helped to revive the virtually extinct Terrantez do Pico grape variety.įor breakfast, try tea from Chá Gorreana, Europe’s largest and oldest tea plantation. Pair your dishes with a red, white or rosé from the Azores Wine Company. Or visit Õtaka in Ponta Delgada for creamy local limpets served with yuzu- soy dressing and white-fish tempura with zingy locally grown jalapeño. Feast on delicious grilled fish at tascas across the archipelago such as O Pescador on Flores. There are hundreds of species of fish in the waters around the Azores and the local fishing fleet uses only sustainable line-caught methods. The island is also known for its wine and its 550-year-old vineyards – surrounded by distinctive walls of black volcanic rock, each painstakingly hand-built – are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.įlores and Corvo, the westernmost islands of the archipelago, are less populated, wilder and more elemental, with alpine forests, high waterfalls and vast crater lakes. Pico, home to Portugal’s highest mountain, is dry and almost extra-terrestrial, with its terrain of volcanic stone and rippled lava. São Jorge is famous for its fajãs – small villages set on thin strips of land between ocean and mountain – such as the striking Fajã Santo Cristo, only accessible by hiking ancient paths down forest-covered cliffs. Nearby Faial, where the cross-Atlantic yachties gather, has an interesting whale museum and Horta, its pretty main town. Here you'll find the town of Angra do Heroísmo, the historic capital of the Azores, which dates from 1534 and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. First settled in 1450, it was an important stop on the transatlantic trade routes of the 15th and 16th centuries. Terceira is the old heart of the archipelago. The most populated island, it also has striking boutique hotels along with fine-dining options. São Miguel is lush and green and feels like a vast garden, due to its colourful hedges of hydrangeas. Tiny Santa Maria is a place of fine, white-sand beaches. If you’ve seen one, you definitely haven’t seen them all: the nine islands of the Azores are all wildly different. ![]()
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