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  2. Azores voted ‘Best Adventure Destination in the world’ - AOL

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    The Azores have been voted the “World’s Best Adventure Destination” by the 2023 World Travel Awards.

  3. These Atlantic islands rival Hawaii, but with fewer crowds ...

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    The central Azores consist of the islands of Terceira, São Jorge, Pico, Faial, and Graciosa. Terceira is home to the oldest city in the Azores, Angra do Heroísmo, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

  4. Macaronesia - Wikipedia

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    Because none of the Macaronesian islands were ever part of any continent, all of the native plants and animals reached the islands via long-distance dispersal. Laurel-leaved forests , called laurisilva , once covered most of the Azores, Madeira, and parts of the Canaries at an altitude of between 400 and 1,200 metres (1,300 and 3,900 ft), the ...

  5. Terceira Island - Wikipedia

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    The first same sex marriage in the Azores took place in Angra de Heroismo in 2010. In 2013, the documentary film, O Carnaval é um Palco, a Ilha uma Festa (The carnival is a stage, the island a party) won the best documentary prize at the QueerLisboa Festival. The film reported on the tradition of drag queens ("matrafonas") at the carnival ...

  6. History of the Azores - Wikipedia

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    Map of the Azores Islands (1584) by Abraham Ortelius. The following article describes the history of the Azores, an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the Macaronesia region of the North Atlantic Ocean, about 1,400 km (870 mi) west of Lisbon, about 1,500 km (930 mi) northwest of Morocco, and about 1,930 km (1,200 mi) southeast of Newfoundland, Canada.

  7. 50 Times People Took Photos So Mesmerizing, They Had To ... - AOL

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    Here Is The Photo That I Think Is Best Of All. Image credits: ... #27 A Photo I Took From My Recent Trip To Japan. ... Took This Photo In The Island Of S. Miguel, Azores, Portugal. ...

  8. São Miguel Island - Wikipedia

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    São Miguel Island (pronounced [ˈsɐ̃w miˈɣɛl]; Portuguese for 'Saint Michael'), nicknamed "The Green Island" (Ilha Verde), is the largest and most populous island in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The island covers 760 km 2 (290 sq mi) and has around 140,000 inhabitants, with 45,000 people residing in Ponta Delgada, the ...

  9. Tourism in Portugal - Wikipedia

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    CNN compared Lisbon and Porto head-to-head in order to find who has the best food, culture, old cafés and boutiques, nightlife, and the best beaches. [ 11 ] Travel guide giants Lonely Planet have designated Portugal as one of the top 3 countries to visit in 2018.

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