Far out in the North Atlantic stretches a rain-swept chain of volcanic islands, the Azores, a distant province of Portugal. On a day shaped by washes of cloud and sun, Inês Pereira Rodrigues of Lisbon ...

You could call New England and Portugal cousins, thanks to more than a century of migration here from the Atlantic nation. Though visit São Miguel, the largest of the nine islands that make up the ...

SAO MIGUEL ISLAND, Azores -- It’s called the Hawaii of Europe. And for most Americans, it’s a lot closer than Hawaii. The Azores is an autonomous region of Portugal made up of nine islands in the ...

The Azores, a remote archipelago of nine volcanic islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, are a beacon of emerald-green landscapes, dramatic coastlines, and a culture deeply connected to the sea.

The Capelinhos volcano on the Azores island of Faial forced much of the region's population to emigrate when it erupted in the late 1950s. A black-sand wasteland — with an 1894 lighthouse partly ...

Dedication -- Volcanic geology of São Miguel Island (Azores Archipelago): introduction / J. Gaspar, J.E. Guest, A. Duncan, D. Chester & F. Barriga -- Geological setting. The structure of the azores ...

Looking for a unique island experience? Consider the Azores. — -- Looking for a unique island experience? Consider the Azores, an archipelago of nine volcanic islands in the North Atlantic, a ...

Traveling to a paradise on Earth doesn’t necessarily require a long, arduous or perilous journey. In fact, an unspoiled landscape reminiscent of a fairytale is barely five hours from Boston and about ...