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Getting outstanding navegators and getting a deep want to expland its territories, The Azores Islands had been founded by the Portuguese in 1317. This is a clump of nine islands in the rough Atlantic Ocean about 1,400 kilometers west of Lisbon, Portugal. As a curious traveller, I always make it a habit of discovering out how a city, town or in this case an island got its name. The name Azores comes from the name of a bird similar to a goshawk which is what the first settlers believed they saw, but it turned out that what they were seeing in abundance was just a type of eagle.

The nine islands that make up the Azores are named Santa Maria, Sao Miguel, Terceira, Graciosa, Pico, Faial, Sao Jorge, Corvo and Flores. As far as we know, they are all from a volcanic eruptions and still seem to be active as far as registering seismic movements. Culture, tradition and religion have usually been closely linked and therefore there is a tight tie amongst the festive celebrations held all more than the islands in the little chapels from the 26th of August until the 31st. This celebration is to honour the Holy Spirit which the islanders really feel will defend them from any all-natural disaster, especially the ones related to its volcanoes.

Of all territories that Portugal as soon as possessed, only Macao, the Azores Islands and Madeira nevertheless remain. Under the command of Henry the Navegator, these islands became a extremely important quit over for ships sailing in the Atlantic Ocean. For that reason, they received visitors from all over the world who not only brought riches and stories but also fruits, spices and plants. In 1420, Henry sent settlers to the island of Madeira with plants that he thought would develop well in the volcanic ground and in the mild year round climate typical there the grapevine and sugar cane becoming the best product up till now, both heavily used in the Portuguese cuisine and nicely as other spices like the black pepper and cinnamon. But nowadays, the Azores canyoning have changed their tea, tabacco and fruit fields for livestock and tourism.

Azores Islands and Its Third-Terceira

As its name nicely announces, Terceira was the third island found by the Portuguese around 1450 getting had as its original name that of Island of Jesus Christ. At the starting Praia was the capital, getting the 1st beach had been the Flemish colonizer Jacome de Bruges initial settled. But as we all know, improvements were created and they decided to use the town of Angra do Heroismo as the new capital, possibly simply because it was well protected by the bay ( angro ) and the Brasil Mountain standing powerful against the ocean. Right here, there is a 17th century castle called Saint John the Baptist. All more than the islands there are lagoons which appear like big cauldrons which supply a breathtaking view of its natural surroundings. If I had to recommend a single or two outstanding attributes, I would almost certainly describe the lovely Se or Cathedral with its bell tower decorated in blue, green and white tiles. Or even more so are the curious windows that the houses nonetheless have, created from stones in an arched formation with gaily painted frames such as green, blue and yellow. And the glass in these windows look like its cracked or iced.

Easy Come and Effortless Go to Azores Islands

But as all practical traveller, the question of getting there and accomodations is often an crucial aspect to look into when arranging a comfortable holiday. On all the islands, tourism is really nicely cared for and the hotels are tops. You can choose amongst sea front four star hotels to quaint rural home in the mountains or straightforward campings. And in the location of Lajes on the Terceira island and in Ponta Delgada in Sao Miguel island, there are airports which have everyday flights among them and to Lisbon on mainland Portugal.