Álamo invites you to explore cultural tourism in the Azores

Text, photo album and video hyperlinks compiled by Katharine Baker

See links to selected Azores travel articles

View an Azores Cultural Tourism photo album / Read Álamo's essay and a Washington Post article about visiting the Azores

 

 

National Geographic Traveler: The Azores have been rated #2 out of 111 island vacations by a panel of 522 experts on sustainable tourism and destination stewardship! Among their high praise:

 

* The islands' green volcanic mountains and picturesque black-and-white towns look set to remain unspoiled.

 

* Wonderful place. Built environment in good shape. Locals are very sophisticated as most have lived overseas.

 

* Remote and temperate, the Azores remain lightly touristed. The ecosystem from the beautiful hydrangea-covered hills of Flores to the rock-bottomed bays of Terceira is in great shape. Whales still a frequent sight. Local culture strong and vibrant. Not uncommon to be welcomed into a communal meal during a festival.

 

 

Updated! Selected Azores travel websites and videos / Websites e vídeos sobre turismo açoriano

Click on E for English version [NOTE: Most of the non-English websites and all of the videos are nonetheless quite understandable to English-readers, so please do not hesitate to visit them]

Clique em P para versão portuguesa [NOTA: A maioria dos websites e todos os vídeos exclusivamente anglófonos são bem compreensíveis por lusófono, por isso não hesitaria visitar]

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anitinha P / azorean E / E

designacores E

Discover Meredith Vieira's Azores–Today 25 Aug 08 E

travelvideo E / u141747 E

dive w/whales–vodeotv F

Viagem aos Açores, song by Starlight–cesarpedro P

ANA: Portugal airports E / P

architectural patrimonies P

AzoresExpress pkg E / E / E / E

birdwatching E / E

caves E  / grutas P / P

destination weddings E

dolphin & whalewatch E / E

 Expedition Cruising E

festivals E / E   festas P / P

Formigas–Galen Singer Fry E

GAP Adventure cruises E

inns E / pousadas P

lighthouses E E / faróis P

manor houses E

photo albums E / E / E / E

Smithsonian Journey E

Surfing Azores E

surfing guidebook E /airfares E

tide tables E / maré P

Tourism info–Atlânticoline  P

weather E / tempo P

webcams live E / ao vivo P

Whale Watch tours E

wines, liqueurs, aperitifs E

Corvo

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  Azores Walks ecotourism E

photos–Antoine-Hélène F

photos–Carlos Duarte E

photos–Galen Singer Fry E

Tourism info–Atlânticoline P

Faial

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Angústias–contamina P

BiosphereExpeditions E

Discover Meredith Vieira's Azores–Today 25 Aug 08 E

GenteTV tour–cesarpedro P

Faial/Pico–gmhumberto P

freediving, Mt. Guia cave–Rafael Serrano P

viajes a Horta–muchoviaje S

Biosphere Expeditions–

dolphins, whales, turtles E E

Botanical Garden / Jardim E / P

Capelinhos volcano E P

Casas d'Arremada rural inn E / P

DiveAzores whalewatch E / P

Fonte do Rego rural inn E

Hortacetáceos whalewatch E / P

NorbertoDiver whalewatch E P

Omega's Faial E

Peter Café Sport E / P

Peter's triathlon E  E / P

photos–Antoine-Hélène F

photos–F. Homem E

photos–Galen Singer Fry E

Quinta das Buganvílias rural inn E / P

Tourism info–Atlânticoline  P

Whale Watch Azores E

Flores

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Fajã Grande series–DeMachadoFwl P

Fajã Grande–neilking E

lakes–barco987 P

Lá vai a carroça, song by Os Panteras–cesarpedro P

Aldeia da Cuada village inn E / P

Argonauta rural lodging E / P

Azores Walks ecotourism E

Fajã Grande–King/Duncan E

Fine Livingepi. FLYPI-308 E

ham (amateur) radio E

photos–Antoine-Hélène F

photos–Carlos Duarte E

photos–Gabriela Silva P

photos–Galen Singer Fry E

photos–Neil King E

photos–Pe. JA Trigueiro P

tourism info–Atlânticoline  P

tours–Sílvio Medina E / P

Graciosa

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a36233 E  /  abundancia E Boina de vento windmill inn P / P

Divingraciosa P

Festival Graciosa P

photos–Cesar F. Silva P

photos–Galen Singer Fry E

Tourism info–Atlânticoline  P

Pico

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AnArQuiAPico P

HereIAm! E

sandracristina P

airport–cherrymaster100 E

Faial/Pico–gmhumberto P

Snowy Pico summit–tdinis P

Abegoaria rural inn E / P

Aldeia da Fonte inn E / P

Casa da Torre rural inn E

EspaçoTalassa whalewatch E / P

Omega's Pico E

Os Montanheiros explorers P

photos–A Ilha Montanha Atlântica P

photos–Carlos Duarte E

photos–Galen Singer Fry E

picoazores.com E / P

PicoSport dive/whalewatch E

Pocinho Bay resort E / P

snow skiing (be the 1st!) E

Tourism info–Atlânticoline P

UNESCO World Heritage E

verdelho wine E / vinho P

Santa Maria

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Renault 5 on road rally–enftarzan E

Bluewater Expeditions P

Ilha de Santa Maria P

photos–Ana Louro E

photos–Belezasmariense P

photos–barringtonirving E

photos–Galen Singer Fry E

Tourism info–Atlânticoline P

Wahoo diving E

São Jorge

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marterear P / seawave22 E

flight landing–besulgo P

TributoAçores–severino P

Velas–WorldLapse E

cheese E / queijo P / P / P

Os Montanheiros explorers P

photos–Pedro MS Noronha:

historic P; ocean P; panoramic P; scenery P

photos–Antoine-Hélène F

photos–Carlos Duarte E

photos–Galen Singer Fry E

photos–Sílvia Moreira P

Saojorge.com E

Tourism info–Atlânticoline  P

São Miguel

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Johnazores E / mr23jet P

mistercharisma E / saft E

airport–desportu P

cozido–tmm045schawk P

Furnas–mogambilio E

Ponta Delgada–joaoneck P

P. Delgada–Johnazores E

RibeiraGrande–dykdan E / E

The Blue Ocean, by Eduardo Mourato–cesarpedro E

10th Azab Azores/Back Yacht Race, Falmouth/PDL, 4 Jun '11 E

Bicycle tour E

Canadian Consulate E

Dailystoke: Paradise, Even When It’s Flat  E

Darwin conf, U/Azores E

Furnas cozido E

golf courses E / P

ham radio E

hang gliding–Clube Asas E / P

hideaways.com slideshow E

liqueurs E / licores P / P

Museu Carlos Machado E / E / P

Nordeste region photos E

Parque Terra Nostra photos P

photos–Galen Singer Fry E

pineapple E / ananás P

Regaldive holidays '11 E E E

taxi tours E / P

tea plantation E / chá P

SATA Open golf tourney E

Surfing Azores E

Terra Nostra Gardens E E

Terra Nostra Hotel E / P

tourism info–Atlânticoline P

US Consulate E

Terceira

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Azoriana P / vasmlim E

DanoneSLB E / E

Ambiente rural–gcrb P

Angra walk–fbenevides P

Carnaval–manubett P

diving–fodiver E

GenteTV tour–cesarpedro P Hobiecat race–FGPereira E

Lajes C-17 takeoff–boeing E

Posto Santo–manubett P

Só Forró–cesarpedro P / P

AngraJazz music festival P / P

AngraRock music festival P

Azores School/Observational Cosmology, 31 Aug-6 Sep '11 E E

Brum wine museum E / vinho P

Carnaval E

Lajes golf course E / P

Os Montanheiros explorers P

photos–Antoine-Hélène F

photos–Fffreitas P

photos–Galen Singer Fry E

Praia da Vitória festa E

Quinta do martelo rural patrimony & inn E / P

Sanjoaninas festas P

terceira.com P

Tourism info–Atlânticoline P

UNESCO World Heritage E

Island / Ilha

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Additional Azores website hyperlinks / Outras hiperligações açorianas:

Açorline auto ferries/barcos P

Atlânticoline auto ferries/barcos P

Authentic Azorean recipes E

Azores Choice ecotourism E

azores.dk–Jørn Rosenkilde E / P

Azores Express Travel Guide E

Azores Seawatching ecotourism E

azorestourism.com E

Casas Açorianas rural inns E / P

Charm of the Azores walking tours E

cruiselinefans.com E

epictrip.com E

Geotours ecotourism E

goeurope.about Azores travel E

GoLisbon city & tourist guide E

Guia turístico dos Açores E / P

Headwater guided walking holidays E E

insideportugaltravel.com E

mundopt.com P

portugal.com E

portugal-info.net E

portugal.org E / P

Portugal travel guide E / P

SAPO canal de turismo P

SATA airline E / linha aérea P

secretplaces.com E

Sunvil Azores holidays E

TAP airline E / linha aérea P

theazoresislands.blogspot.com E

Trails-Azores E / P

Transmaçor passenger ferries/barcos P

travel-images.com E / P

viaoceanica.com P

visitazores.com E / P

visitazores.org E / P

visitportugal.com E / P

whalewatchazores.com E

 

See links to selected Azores travel articles / View an Azores Cultural Tourism photo album

Read Álamo's essay and a Washington Post article about visiting the Azores

 

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