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7 Things To See and Do When You Stay on Faial Island

December 12, 2017 TravelAtWill 4

Flying To Faial Island We enjoyed our 6 days on Sao Miguel Island in the Azores. But we did want to see more of the Azores Islands. It was a short hop from Sao Miguel to Faial Island in the Azores. Sata Azores Airlines runs regular flights from mainland Portugal […]

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Get A Historical Perspective of Pico Island

December 10, 2017 TravelAtWill 6

Taking A Ferry To Pico Island Our guide from Naturalist Science and Tourism picked us up and we drove to the dock. Pedro provided us with a great tour of Faial Island and we were excited to get a historical perspective of Pico Island next. Pedro stayed with the car […]

A Very Full Day Tour of Faial Island

December 6, 2017 TravelAtWill 4

Touring Faial Island in the Azores We had great success touring with a local guide on Sao Miguel on our visit to the Azores. When we arrived on Faial Island we found a small tour company called Naturalist Science and Tourism in a shop in the harbour. After looking at […]

Explore Sao Miguel From Ponta Delgada

December 3, 2017 TravelAtWill 26

Flying To The Azores We returned from the Algarve to Lisbon. We stayed one night at an airport hotel before we flew to Sao Miguel. The plan was to explore Sao Miguel from Ponta Delgada. Then we would head to Faial for the second island on our visit to the […]

The Volcanic Setting of Sete Cidades

November 30, 2017 TravelAtWill 2

Driving Into The Country We had seen so much on Sao Miguel Island in the Azores. The calderas and hot springs were our introduction to the volcanic history of the Azores. The pounding surf coasts were carved from volcanic rock. For the last tour day with our tour guide Lisa […]