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Azores
The Azores (Portuguese: Açores) is an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean almost 1500 km from the coast of Portugal, of which it is an official region.
Regions
The Azores is an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and consists of 9 islands divided into 3 groups:
Map of the Azores
| Eastern Azores (Sao Miguel, Santa Maria) |
| Central Azores (Faial, thank you, Pico, Sao Jorge, Terceira) The 3 islands of Pico, Faial and São Jorge will be joined together O Triangulo Named (The Triangle) because of their physical proximity. |
| Western Azores (Corvo, Flores) |
Towns
- Angra do Heroismo (Terceira) — Historic capital, regional court and episcopal seat
- Horta (Faial) — Regional Parliament is located here
- Ponta Delgada (São Miguel) — Largest city in the Azores and the region's capital
- Ribeira Grande (São Miguel) — Second City of São Miguel
- Praia da Vitoria (Terceira)
Other destinations
Info
Language
The official language in the Azores is Portuguese. The remoteness of the Azores has meant that a dialect is spoken that is not always intelligible even to Portuguese from the mainland. One can feel with English in most places in the Azores.
Arrive
By plane
Terminal of Aeroporto Joao Paulo II, Ponta Delgada
The international airport Aeroporto Joao Paulo II (IATA: PDL) is at Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel. Below is a list of scheduled scheduled flights with Ponta Delgada.
- International
- Azores Air/ SATA International — Boston, Frankfurt, Funchal, Gran Canaria, Lisbon, postage, Toronto
- TAP Portugal — Lisbon
- Ryanair — Lisbon, Porto
- Easyjet — Lisbon
- Air Berlin — Duesseldorf
- Regional
By boat
Travel around
To look at
To do
Food
Going out
Safety
all around
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