Game fishing
The waters around Faial have a rich marine life, for the fans of game fishing a perfect spot. If you want to catch a...
Diving and Snorkeling
You are a diving professional or want to learn it, then in Faial you have all possibilities. Due to its volcanic origin the coasts...
Sailing
Surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, having the islands of the triangle nearby, Faial is the perfect base for you next sailing adventure. There are...
Whale watching
The Azores are one of the world's top hotspots of whale watching. Commercial whale hunting used to be all throughout the late 19th and...
The Atlantic Ocean
Faial is a pretty small island, with 170 square kilometres about the size of Lichtenstein, but if you add the Atlantic Ocean surrounding Faial,...
Entre Montes
Between the mountains or Entre Montes is the area of Monte da Guia and Monte Queimado just next to Porto Pim in Horta. It...
Fajã da Praia do Norte
The Fajã da Praia do Norte is a headland created by the lava of the eruption of the Cabeço do Fogo volcano in 1672....
Varadouro
Varadouro is a small coastal resort in the parish of Capelo. In the old days it used to be the summer resort of the...
Faial and the sea
Unsurprisingly for an island situated in the middle of a vast ocean, the sea is determinating the life on the island. Faial and the...
New sculpture at the whaling museum
At this year’s International Museum Day on May 18, a project of a new sculpture at the whaling museum of Horta Fabrica da Baleia...
