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...
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...
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...
The Caldeira
The Caldeira do Cabeço Gordo is one of the main landmarks of Faial. Situated in the center of the island it is with its...
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...
Island hopping from Faial
Are you visiting Faial this summer? Do you want to know how to get to the other islands of the Central Group (Pico, São...
Pico, the mountain
Pico island is most famous for Mount Pico. Pico, the highest point of Portugal, is a dormant stratovolcano rising 2351 meters above sea level....
São Jorge, cheese and headlands
São Jorge is famous for its cheese and its headlands, the so called Fajã's. It is probably the most underrated of all Azorean Islands....
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...
