I ‘m a sucker for obscure vacation destinations, and the Portuguese Azores were no exception. I spent about a week on the island of São Miguel and let me tell you, it’s a nature lover’s paradise with ...

The Azores, a Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, are famous for their stunning landscapes and untouched nature ...

Whether you are planning your first visit or returning to explore more of the archipelago, here is how to choose the island ...

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 ...

SAO MIGUEL ISLAND, Azores -- It’s called the Hawaii of Europe. And for most Americans, it’s a lot closer than Hawaii. The Azores is an autonomous region of Portugal made up of nine islands in the ...

Traveling to a paradise on Earth doesn’t necessarily require a long, arduous or perilous journey. In fact, an unspoiled landscape reminiscent of a fairytale is barely five hours from Boston and about ...

As the largest and most populated island in the Azores, this speck of Portugal in the middle of the Atlantic offers a life quite unlike any on the mainland. It’s not hard to see why it earned the ...

There are very few places on the planet where you can find top spots for many different adventure sports packed close together. The Azores is one of them. This remote archipelago of nine islands in ...

If you click on a link in this story, we may earn affiliate revenue. IF you’re dreaming of Hawaii but can’t justify the cost, then an island closer to the UK is said to share a number of similarities.