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Being outstanding navegators and getting a deep desire to expland its territories, The Azores Islands were 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 comparable to a goshawk which is what the initial settlers thought they saw, but it turned out that what they were seeing in abundance was just a sort of eagle.

The nine islands that make up the Azores are called 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 often been closely linked and therefore there is a tight tie in between the festive celebrations held all over the islands in the small chapels from the 26th of August until the 31st. This celebration is to honour the Holy Spirit which the islanders feel will safeguard them from any all-natural disaster, especially the ones connected to its volcanoes.

Of all territories that Portugal when possessed, only Macao, the Azores Islands and Madeira still stay. Beneath the command of Henry the Navegator, these islands became a quite essential cease more than for ships sailing in the Atlantic Ocean. Consequently, they received visitors from all more than the planet 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 believed would develop nicely in the volcanic ground and in the mild year round climate typical there the grapevine and sugar cane being the greatest product up until now, each heavily used in the Portuguese cuisine and nicely as other spices like the black pepper and cinnamon. But nowadays, the Azores canyoning have altered their tea, tabacco and fruit fields for livestock and tourism.

Azores Islands and Its Third-Terceira

As its name well 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 beginning Praia was the capital, getting the very first beach had been the Flemish colonizer Jacome de Bruges 1st settled. But as we all know, improvements were created and they decided to use the town of Angra do Heroismo as the new capital, almost certainly simply because it was nicely protected by the bay ( angro ) and the Brasil Mountain standing robust against the ocean. Here, there is a 17th century castle named Saint John the Baptist. All more than the islands there are lagoons which appear like big cauldrons which offer you a breathtaking view of its natural surroundings. If I had to recommend one particular or two outstanding features, I would probably describe the stunning Se or Cathedral with its bell tower decorated in blue, green and white tiles. Or even a lot more so are the curious windows that the homes still have, made from stones in an arched formation with gaily painted frames such as green, blue and yellow. And the glass in these windows appear like its cracked or iced.

Effortless Come and Easy Go to Azores Islands

But as all practical traveller, the question of finding there and accomodations is always an crucial aspect to appear into when preparing a comfortable holiday. On all the islands, tourism is quite nicely cared for and the hotels are tops. You can select amongst sea front four star hotels to quaint rural home in the mountains or simple campings. And in the place 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.