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La isla fue descubierta probablemente entre 1426 y 1439 y se llamaba "Ilha Verde" según los antiguos mapas de mediados del siglo XIV. Tal apodo resultará más que apropiado para el visitante una vez que haya pasado un poco tiempo en las carreteras de São Miguel. Al ser una isla lejana, en medio del océano, …
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The island was probably discovered between 1426 and 1439 and was called "Ilha Verde" according to ancient maps of the mid-fourteenth century. That nickname will seem more than appropriate to every visitor once has spent even short time on their roads. Being a distant island, in the middle of the ocean, historically it was a …
1. Café Central, Ponta Delgada If you arrive to Ponta Delgada and you are heading to the center, most likely this will be the first place you would consider to give a try. Like everyone else, as it looks cool, cozy, very European, with a large terrace with an amazing view on the beautiful Church …
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Bañarse al aire libre viene a ser como marcarse un selfie con los elementos. Antes de informarnos pensábamos en las Azores como un archipiélago lejano, a medio camino entre Europa y América que caía demasiado lejos de la tierra firme de Portugal como para parecérsele. Y allí donde había islas pensamos que lógicamente habría costa …
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Nature at its best, this is how I could briefly summarize our experience on São Miguel island in Açores. Even though January is considered there as off-season, and we haven’t seen the famous Hortensia flowers in full bloom... and the fact that the island is indeed tiny, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, and influenced by …
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