Where to Stay in Faial Island: Best Hotels, Guesthouses & Apartments

Wondering where to stay in Faial island in the Azores? You might think that, because it’s a small island, picking accommodation would be easy. But as it turns out, there’s a surprising mix of hotels, guesthouses, and apartments—some of which are absolutely worth your time, and others that are pure rubbish. So, if…

BySara Riobom2025-07-110Comments

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Natural wonders in the Azores

Natural wonders in the Azores are everywhere you look — from steaming volcanic craters and jungle-covered hot springs to epic crater lakes, waterfalls, and underwater caves. But where do you even start? In this guide, I take you island by island through the most breathtaking places to hike, swim, soak, and just stand there in…

BySara Riobom2025-07-100Comments

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Best resorts in the Azores

The Azores are a group of 9 islands, most of them very small, so there are not many resorts in this archipelago and there are even islands without a single resort. To make your life easier, I decided to make a list of the best resorts in the Azores - I hope it will be…

BySara Riobom2024-12-180Comments

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How to Get to the Azores

The first thing you should know, when you're trying to discover how to get to the Azores, is that there is no such thing as "the Azores". The Azores consists of nine different island, and trying to get to São Miguel, the most visited island, is not the same thing as trying to get to…

BySara Riobom2024-10-240Comments

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Best trails in the Azores

My favourite thing to do in the Azores (ok, besides going to Caldeira Velha's hot springs!) is to do a hiking trail. Therefore, I decided to list my 15 top trails in the Azores, which cover the islands I know best: São Miguel, Terceira, Pico, São Jorge, Flores and Corvo. I didn't include Faial because…

BySara Riobom2024-10-230Comments

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Whale watching in the Azores

Whale watching in the Azores is a must-do for nature lovers and adventure seekers. Located along migratory routes, the Azores islands are a vital habitat for various whale and dolphin species, making it one of the best places to watch these majestic creatures. In this article, we'll explore the best times to go whale watching,…

BySara Riobom2024-10-220Comments

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Car rental in the Azores

After having lived and traveled extensively in the Azores and rented a car on 7 of its 9 islands, I feel prepared to write this article about car rental in the Azores: a complete guide, which adds to my previous article on Driving in the Azores: 10 life saving tips. Car rental in the Azores:…

BySara Riobom2024-10-210Comments

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Where to stay in Corvo island

First things first: do you really need to stay in Corvo Island? I am saying this because, in case you haven't noticed it yet, Corvo Island is MINUSCULE and you can cover most of the best things to do in the island on a day or two. Don't get me wrong: I do love Corvo…

BySara Riobom2024-10-090Comments

Corvo

Things to do in Corvo island

With a coastline of towering cliffs surrounding almost the entire island, surrounded in winter by an often raging sea, the people of Corvo were, in the past, deprived of contact with the outside world for weeks at a time. Despite the ultraperipheral reality of all the islands of the Azores, it is here that the…

BySara Riobom2024-10-090Comments

Corvo

How to get to Corvo island

Corvo Island is the smallest island in the Azores. The island covers an area of 17.13 km², and is 6.5 km long and 4 km wide. It only has one small village, inhabited by less than 400 people (data from 2021). Despite its small size, it is a GORGEOUS island and its inhabitants are very…

BySara Riobom2024-10-040Comments

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