This group of nine islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean marks
the westernmost frontier of Europe. Some say that together they once
formed part of the mysterious island of Atlantis.
If you`re
looking to relax and forget the stresses of your daily life, then
the Azores are the place for you.magine
nine
islands where nature has managed to preserve the beauty of its
origins, where the climate is mildly temperate, where the
predominant colours are relaxing shades of green and where, in
spring, the roadsides are lined with blue and white hydrangeas.
Certainly you have never before heard of a
place where there are lakes that are blue and green, having been
formed, according to legend, from the tears shed by a green-eyed
prince and a blue-eyed princess on learning that they could never
marry.
The
Azores
are also the only place where you can enjoy a traditional dish
cooked in iron pans amidst the hot vapours of mineral waters that
bubble up from below the ground
Hidden in the depths of the sea is an immense wealth of fauna and flora and (who knows?) perhaps there are
treasures of another kind, for these islands marked the intersection
of the ancient trade routes followed by ships as they sailed between
the Old and New Worlds.
Come and discover these treasures for yourself
and see if you agree with the opinion of one child, who was so
overcome by the beauty of these islands that he tugged at the tails
of his father`s coat and asked: `Tell me, Dad, is there where God
lives?´
Come and discover these treasures for yourself
and see if you agree with the opinion of one child, who was so
overcome by the beauty of these islands that he tugged at the tails
of his father`s coat and asked: `Tell me, Dad, is there where God
lives?´
