For hundreds of years, São Miguel served as a stop for these explorers and sailors to refuel and collect supplies; now, the island appears much more cosmopolitan, home to boutique hotels and thriving ...

São Miguel is the largest island in Portugal's Azores and is an amazing place to visit. The island was created during various volcanic periods, so the landscapes from one end to the other are ...

Walk&Talk, launched in 2011 as a celebration of street art, this year hosts an abundance of works by more than 80 artists in nine venues around the island of São Miguel ...

Far out in the North Atlantic stretches a rain-swept chain of volcanic islands, the Azores, a distant province of Portugal. On a day shaped by washes of cloud and sun, Inês Pereira Rodrigues of Lisbon ...

Rising from the heart of the Atlantic Ocean, the Azores archipelago is a Portuguese treasure that’s just waiting for you to stumble upon it. We’re talking nine islands here – including the absolutely ...

With their immense volcanic craters, dramatic cliff faces and “Lost World” waterfalls, it’s no surprise that the Azores is dubbed the “Hawaii of the Atlantic”. This string of nine Portuguese islands ...

São Miguel , the largest of the Azores island archipelago, is one of the poorest areas of the European Union. Cue the transformative power of music... Two hours from Portugal, five hours from New York ...

At new Princess Juliana Airport, arriving on St. Martin is a hassle-free experienceCaribbean editor Meagan Drillinger saw firsthand how quick and easy it is for guests to get through the revamped ...

Among a certain set of travelers, there’s an understanding that the harder a place is to reach, the better it is. Let the masses stay in the gateways, the thinking goes. If we press on for one more ...

Dedication -- Volcanic geology of São Miguel Island (Azores Archipelago): introduction / J. Gaspar, J.E. Guest, A. Duncan, D. Chester & F. Barriga -- Geological setting. The structure of the azores ...