About Azores Archipelago

  The transcontinental Açores Archipelago is situated in the wide Atlantic Ocean, on the north-east orientation, and is composed by nine islands, at about 1300 km west from the Portuguese continent, occupying an area of about 2247 km2. This 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…Read more and see photos