Azores Islands: nature not to underestimate

According to the latest international news, Azores Archipelago has been an underestimated tourism destination, despite its top peculiar natural characteristics to consider and valorise.

A green destination where uncontaminated nature is the protagonist, deserving a considerable promotion in favour of sustainable tourism.

The Azores Archipelago includes a group of nine islands of singular and extraordinary beauty. Although similar in some of their landscape aspects, these islands are different for their geomorphology and volcanic origin.

These factors make this Archipelago unique in the world, considering that its Geopark includes 121 relevant and different geology sites!

Sao Miguel or the so-called ‘Ilha Verde’ (Green Island) is the biggest island of the Archipelago, where gardens and parks are the landscape protagonist in this place. Landowners and gardeners take great care of nature and public green areas to make this island more and more beautiful!

Furthermore, micro-climate and humidity favour the growth of endemic flora, a wide range of sub-tropical plants, flowers and in some areas, pineapple and tea plantations, but not only…

The massive presence of Japanese and Korean hydrangea on both sides of the road, adorn this island like a big garden with great attention to detail, according to the most sophisticated natural landscape design principles.

Sao Miguel is also well-known for its thermal geysers, natural and mineral water pools, making this island an eco-tourism and spa destination where to find relaxation and health, thanks to the presence of mineral water springs.

The Azores Islands include different places to discover. Slow-tourism is the most suggested way to visit this 100% sustainable destination, where local culture and tradition make it even more unique.