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The largest and most sophisticated of the Azorean islands, São Miguel
boasts a whole host of stunning geographical features. In the west of the
island a 12km crater shelters twin lakes, whilst further
east the thermal springs around Lake Furnas constantly bubble and boil. Ponta
Delgada, the capital of the archipelago, enchants visitors with its grand architecture and
squares.
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Miguel
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Terceira's undulating pasturelands divided by dry stone walls could be
mistaken for Derbyshire, but black volcanic terraces, peaks, lakes and the
central crater are dinctinctly Azorean and are especially popular with
walkers, as are the atmospheric caves and grottoes hollowed out of the
lava by escaping gases.
The main attraction of the island is the capital, Angra do Heroismo, a
UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Terceira
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A former whaling centre, Faial’s capital Horta holds a legendary status in the yachting world as the
last European landfall for transatlantic sailors. The island also boasts
spectacular and stark volcanic scenery owing to the archipelago's most
recent eruption in 1957/8.
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Pico’s major claim to fame is as the home of the highest mountain in Portugal,
which – at 2351 metres – truly dominates the landscape. Although it is
the second largest island in the Azores, it is still almost entirely rural,
without any major towns, although there are three municipalities fanning out from
the main harbours.
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