Mixed Feelings
These days, the Hanseatic Inspiration, according to the shipping company an expedition class cruise liner, is visiting the Azores. When we went today to...
Travel to Faial
When travelling to Faial you always have to keep in mind that you are visiting a small island which lies halfway in between Europe...
Beyond Faial
The Azores are an archipelago of nine islands, Faial is part of the central group made out of Faial, Pico, São Jorge, Graciosa and...
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...
The geography of Faial
Like all the islands of the Azores, the geography of Faial is dominated by the volcanic origin of the island and the subtropical climate...
The history of Faial
The beginnings
The history of Faial dates back to 1375 when the island first appeared on the Catalan Atlas, at the time named Ilha de...
Culture in the middle of the Atlantic
Faial, the blue island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean has about 15.000 inhabitants. You think life is boring if you are living...
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...
Faial, the blue island
Faial, the blue island got its nickname from the uncountable hydrangeas which are lining up all the way up to the top of the...
