but São Miguel is by far the largest island in the Azores. And it offers a huge variety of activities and attractions for everyone. If you’re a city slicker, it has tons of urban adventures to ...

Roads, especially on São Miguel, are well developed, though if you venture to more remote islands or attractions, you could hit roads paved with dirt. The Azores' culture is very laid-back ...

You can't visit this island paradise without getting an eyeful of its incredible shorelines. The beaches here are unique in that, like many other natural attractions in the Azores, they feature ...

Known as the pearls of the Atlantic, the nine paradisiacal islands of the Azores ... landscapes are just some of the ...

And when Tony Blair's plane lands, as expected, at the Lajes Field air base on the Azores island of Terceira, the islands' national flag flying at the end of the runway will provide more than a ...

Clear, unpolluted water surrounds Portugal's nine green Azores Islands, a longtime rest stop for trans-Atlantic sailors. Hiking, fishing, watersports and golf are among the attractions of this un ...

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 ...

If you're looking for winter sun, you may want to consider a destination travel fans are comparing to Hawaii, but it's much closer to home than the US state.