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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 constantly make it a habit of finding 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 very first settlers believed they saw, but it turned out that what they were seeing in abundance was just a kind of eagle.

The nine islands that make up the Azores are known as 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 appear to be active as far as registering seismic movements. Culture, tradition and religion have constantly been closely linked and for that reason there is a tight tie in between the festive celebrations held all more than the islands in the tiny chapels from the 26th of August until the 31st. This celebration is to honour the Holy Spirit which the islanders really feel will safeguard 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 still stay. Beneath the command of Henry the Navegator, these islands became a extremely important quit over for ships sailing in the Atlantic Ocean. Therefore, they received guests from all over the globe 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 nicely in the volcanic ground and in the mild year round climate typical there the grapevine and sugar cane being the very best product up until now, both heavily employed in the Portuguese cuisine and nicely as other spices like the black pepper and cinnamon. But today, the Azores have changed 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 discovered by the Portuguese around 1450 having had as its original name that of Island of Jesus Christ. At the beginning Praia was the capital, becoming the first beach were the Flemish colonizer Jacome de Bruges first settled. But as we all know, improvements had been produced and they decided to use the town of Angra do Heroismo as the new capital, probably simply because it was well protected by the bay ( angro ) and the Brasil Mountain standing strong against the ocean. Here, there is a 17th century castle referred to as Saint John the Baptist. All over the islands there are lagoons which appear like massive canyoning cauldrons which offer a breathtaking view of its natural surroundings. If I had to recommend a single or two outstanding functions, I would possibly describe the lovely 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, produced 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.

Simple Come and Straightforward Go to Azores Islands

But as all practical traveller, the question of obtaining there and accomodations is always an crucial aspect to appear into when arranging a comfortable holiday. On all the islands, tourism is very well cared for and the hotels are tops. You can pick among sea front four star hotels to quaint rural property in the mountains or simple campings. And in the location of Lajes on the Terceira island and in Ponta Delgada in Sao Miguel island, there are airports which have every day flights amongst them and to Lisbon on mainland Portugal.