About Faial Island

  The lovely Faial Island is located on the central group of the amazing Azores Archipelago, separated from its neighbour Pico Island by the Faial Canal, a narrow sea canal with about 8km width. The Azores Archipelago is divided into three groups: the Eastern Group with, Santa Maria and São Miguel and the Formigas Islets; the Central Group with, Terceira, Graciosa, São Jorge, Pico and Faial; the Western group with, Flores and Corvo. With the exception of the Santa Maria Island, all the others have volcanic origin, as it is perfectly visible in the famous Furnas valley, in this greenish… Read more and see photos