City walk in Horta
The city of Horta is one of the things that truly makes a difference between Faial and the other islands of the Azores. All...
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...
Summer in the Azores
How is the summer in the Azores? That is a question we get from friends and family, in internet forums travellers put up the...
Feteira
The parish of Feteira is situated to the west of Horta and has 1800 inhabitants. Due to the location on the south coast, Feteira...
Capelinhos
The volcano of Capelinhos located at the western tip of Faial is a living witness of active volcanism in the Azores. It is the...
Morro de Castelo Branco
The Morro de Castelo Branco, is a rock which remained after an volcanic eruption that happened about 30 000 years ago. It got its...
Horta
The city of Horta consists of three parishes, Angústias, Matriz and Conceição and has about 7000 inhabitants. Horta is the economic and cultural centre...
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...
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...
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....
