If you haven't heard of Terceira, chances are you've seen a picture of the Verde and Azul lagoons of São Miguel, the most popular of the nine islands that make up the Azores. Shots of the turquoise ...

Life – we are often told – is about connections. Whom you know, how well you know them – but also, how closely you yourself ...

Angra do Heroísmo, on the island of Terceira, in the Azores. I was in Biscoitos, a village on the northern tip of Terceira, which is the third largest island in the Azores but is less visited than ...

Feel like embarking on a week-long trip to a group of islands brimming with rugged natural beauty? How about for less than $600? Azores Getaways, a tour operator based in Ponta Delgada, is offering a ...

Terceira Island in the Azores archipelago of Portugal has a new four-star hotel with the debut of Zenite Boutique Hotel & Spa. The island is an affordable destination for nature-lovers offering dozens ...

Whether it’s to watch whales, taste wine, hike or surf, summer offers the best time to visit Portugal’s North Atlantic islands. Millions of years ago, a dramatic series of volcanic events gave rise to ...

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 ...

We had arrived an hour early, but the main street of Doze Ribeiras, a normally sleepy village on the flanks of a volcano on Terceira Island in the Azores, already was hopping with activity. Vendors ...

As party islands go, Terceira is a pretty mild one. This volcanic rock in the Azores archipelago isn’t much like Ibiza, nor Mykonos, nor Hvar. But by Portugal’s decorous standards, Terceira—with its ...

If you haven't heard of Terceira, chances are you've seen a picture of the Verde and Azul lagoons of São Miguel, the most popular of the nine islands that make up the Azores. Shots of the turquoise ...