Caldeirão de Monte Gordo – cauldron the volcano crater that gave rise to the island with 300 meters deep, deep with several ponds and mounds that “older people” associate with the representation of the islands of the archipelago.
A small boat that connects Santa Cruz das Flores, in Flores Island and Vila Nova do Corvo twice a day, taking about 75 minutos. It is one of the less visited islands of the archipelago, not so this picturesque island, which far seems to have stopped in time, well worth a visit. Don`t miss the opportunity […]
You must visit further north, are the towns of Fajãzinha and Faja Grande, a good starting point for hikers with impressive waterfalls, such as the Cascade of Ribeira Grande. The Lagoa Funda, Lagoon The Lagoa Funda, in the Southwest of the capital, is a pond of the Azores located in the southern sector of the central highlands […]
The island of Flores is located in the Azores Western Group, on the North American Plate and the largest of the islands that make up that group. It covers an area of 141.7 km², mostly made up of mountainous terrain, characterized by large ravines and gigantic cliffs. The highest point of the island is Morro […]
The cult of the Holy Spirit (Portuguese: Culto do Divino Espírito Santo) is a religious sub-culture, inspired by Christian millenarian mystics, associated with Azorean Catholicidentity, consisting of iconography, architecture, and religious practices that have continued in many communities of the archipelago as well as the broader Portuguese diaspora. Beyond the Azores, the Cult of the Holy Spirit is alive in parts of Brazil (where it was […]
The photo is from 1900, but the American whaling ships already ran the seas since at least the XVIII sec. By passing the islands of the Azores and Cape Verde, often recruited men who were enjoying the adventure of opportunity, another life, to get to America. Some died at sea, a deserted before reaching the […]
The Flag of the Azores is the regional flag of the Autonomous Region of the Azores. It is a rectangular bicolour with a field unevenly divided into blue on the hoist, and white on the fly. Adopted in 1979 by the regional government of the Azores, it is based on the traditional colours and symbols of Portuguese flags used prior to […]
