Terceira Island is known for two things: the American air base in Lajes and Angra do Heroísmo, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It's a bit unfair because there is so much more to discover.
In contrast with other cities in the archipelago, Praia is always open and bright. It has a central square and pedestrian shopping street. The extensive plains of this eastern half of the island have produced large quantities of wheat.
Just 3 km west of Angra is the pretty village and one of the most important fishing ports of the Azores. Between 16h00 and 17h00, the boats land to sell fish on the quay.
Given its Renaissance setting it is difficult not to go back to the times when Angra was the centre of the Atlantic universe. Traders and treasures gathered or passed through here, both from the East Indies and the New World.
Ribeira Grande é uma das mais bonitas cidades nos Açores, cujo primeiros colonos foram atraídos pela ribeira e construíram os seus primeiros moinhos de água...
A Mitologia das Sete Cidades fornece uma história romântica: Noutros tempos no reino das Sete Cidades, havia um rei que tinha uma bonita filha que percorria os campos....
On Avenida Arriaga you will find the Monument to João Gonçalves Zarco, the discoverer of Madeira. João Gonçalves, knight of the Infante de Dom Henrique
The small island of Porto Santo, 11 km long and 6 km wide, is 75 km away from Madeira Island.
Connected by the south coast road, opened in 2000, south east Madeira has two modern resorts in Garajau and Caniço de Baixo...
Much of the rocky coastline is backed by steep wooded slopes, vineyards and banana plantations. Road links...
