Almoust in the meadle of the Atlantic (1500 km from Lisbon and 3500 km from NY), Azores (Açores in Portuguese) is a groupe of 9 volcanic islands, the larger island have 747 km2 (S. Miguel) and the small 17 km2 (Corvo).

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heaven :eek: :eek: :eek:

Ideal vacation destination. Any cheap airlines?

very beatiful and that mountain is just breathtaking

Diz-me so quais sao as companhias e donde e que elas voam Arpels.

estão la no forum Portugues, o CS TOA que poz la :okay: algumas não conheço lol, a TAP a Finhair a SATA internacional etc etc etc.

Ideal vacation destination. Any cheap airlines?
Yep, TAP flies there just like a few others (SATA, Finnair), and they provide cheap flights.

Aha :) thanks. Will think about it.

:bow: Lindo, lindo, lindo..

Beautiful islands...and wonderful pictures!

Beautiful.... amazing pictures

Gorgeous! :eek:

Indeed a very beautiful part of Portugal.

So wonderful and no massive tourism!!!

I can't see any picture :(

new pics :okay:

fuck I'm going there ! that is awesomely gorgeous ! have you got any info about somewhere unexpensive on the islands ? As soon as I save some money I'm flying away to that place. People won't believe me when I tell them I'm lounging on the beach in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean as very few knows there are islands called Azores in between Europe and America.

I find this site with a lot of information abouth the islands:
http://www.drtacores.pt/index2.html

thank you

:okay:

this is really not how expected them to look ! :shocked:

Either way they are beautiful

The newer pics are even better Arpels. :okay:

So wonderful and no massive tourism!!!

I wonder if Portugal shouldn't keep it like that!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v695/aleck1/picoisland01.jpg

^^
This is how I imagine paradise.

Thank you Arpels for wonderful pics of the wonderful country! :okay:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/Arpels/ribcaldeiroes4.jpg

^^^^^^^^^^
I love this one!!!

look at this sweet little house...

is a water mill :yes:

:master: Just beautiful....

i'd like to live in that tiny beautiful house !

:D yup quiet romantic!!

Who doesn't want to live there! :)

Can't wait to visit! :)

It looks SOOO gorgeous!

Absolutely stunning! Thanks a bunch for the pics, Arpels :) :) :)

:cheers:

salute :cheers1:

Lovely photos! Wouldn't mind visiting these islands!

Thanks Arpels. very nice. :yes:

My lord those islands are teeming with green.

Great stuff!

its a very wet region because of gulf stream :yes:

What is the main economic engine of the Acores?

agriculture, specialy catlle, and turisme :yes:

S. Miguel is the largest and principal island of this archipelago with 747 km2 and 140.000 inhabitantes:
map:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d127/tamosaga/saomiguelmapa2.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d127/tamosaga/saomiguelmapa1.jpg
north coast:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d127/tamosaga/saomiguelcostanorte01.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d127/tamosaga/z8.jpg
some beaches:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d127/tamosaga/z14.jpg
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south east of the island:
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Furnas lagoon and village:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d127/tamosaga/saomiguelfurnas01.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d127/tamosaga/saomiguelparque.jpg
Lombadas, vulcanic hot water springs close to Ribeira Grande :
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Fire lagoon close to Lombadas:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d127/tamosaga/saomiguellagoafogo01.jpg
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the capital city Ponta Delgada:
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Seven citys lagoon in the west of the island:
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http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d127/tamosaga/saomiguellagoasetecidades02.jpg

bella ! gratidão porque fotos

obrigado :okay:

Absolutely gorgeous. I am stunned.
How is the climate there, long summers?

the climate is oceanic influnced by the gulf stream with 250/300 days of rain by year and average temperatures between 14º and 24º.

the highest pic in winter:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d127/tamosaga/montanhadopico.jpg

Pico is the highest mountain in Portugal, right?

Just like Teide is the highest mountain in Spain.. :yes:

yes it is the bighest mountain :yes: 2351 metres!!

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