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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781784770235 |
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Publisher: | Bradt Publications UK |
Publication date: | 01/01/2017 |
Edition description: | 6th edition |
Pages: | 288 |
Product dimensions: | 5.30(w) x 8.40(h) x 2.20(d) |
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The Azores are Europe's best kept secret: verdant, tranquil, diverse, exquisitely beautiful, always welcoming. All the islands are green, the flowers are mostly sophisticated and subtle, the gardens are steeped in history and, like the flowers, are more celebral than flamboyant. While some main towns have their roads and traffic, just a short distance away men ride horses to their pastures and pony carts filled with milk churns clatter over cobbles. Flashing neon lights are rare, streets are narrow, shops modest and in keeping with the streetscape, coffee bars are numerous while nightclubs are few. The islands reflect their turbulent geological past and offer rural landscapes enhanced by rocky or precipitous coasts surrounded by an often travel-brochure-blue sea. Religious and secular festivals riot through the calendar and touch the lives of every island and islander. There are sailing regattas, golf tournaments, big game fishing tournaments, cycle races, car rallies and other events that come as rather a surprise and largely leave the nonenthusiasts in happy oblivion. There is so much to explore, so much to experience, these islands should be savoured like a rare wine.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements | VIII | |
Introduction | IX | |
Part 1 | The Islands | 1 |
Chapter 1 | Background Information | 3 |
Location | 3 | |
Origin and invasions | 3 | |
The weather | 8 | |
Natural history | 9 | |
Social topics | 15 | |
Art and architecture | 17 | |
Festivals | 27 | |
Between the mountains and the sea--how it was in the past | 30 | |
Chapter 2 | Practical Information | 35 |
Attractions | 35 | |
When to go | 37 | |
Organised tours | 39 | |
Red tape | 42 | |
Getting there | 43 | |
Health | 44 | |
What to take | 46 | |
Money | 47 | |
Getting around | 48 | |
Accommodation | 49 | |
Eating and drinking | 50 | |
Nightlife | 54 | |
Public holidays and festivals | 55 | |
Shopping | 55 | |
Activities | 56 | |
Media and communications | 61 | |
Cultural dos and don'ts | 62 | |
Part 2 | Eastern Group | 63 |
Chapter 3 | Sao Miguel | 65 |
Highlights | 65 | |
General background | 66 | |
Getting there | 68 | |
Getting around | 69 | |
Where to stay | 71 | |
Where to eat | 75 | |
Nightlife | 75 | |
Festivals | 75 | |
Useful numbers | 77 | |
Activities | 77 | |
Museums | 79 | |
What to see | 81 | |
Walks | 96 | |
Chapter 4 | Santa Maria | 105 |
Highlights | 105 | |
General background | 105 | |
Getting there | 107 | |
Getting around | 108 | |
Where to stay | 108 | |
Where to eat | 109 | |
Nightlife | 109 | |
Festivals | 110 | |
Useful numbers | 110 | |
Activities | 110 | |
What to see | 111 | |
Walks | 115 | |
Part 3 | Central Group | 117 |
Chapter 5 | Terceira | 119 |
Highlights | 119 | |
General background | 119 | |
Getting there | 121 | |
Getting around | 121 | |
Where to stay | 122 | |
Where to eat | 124 | |
Nightlife | 124 | |
Festivals | 124 | |
Useful numbers | 125 | |
Activities | 125 | |
Museums | 126 | |
What to see | 127 | |
Chapter 6 | Graciosa | 137 |
Highlights | 137 | |
General background | 137 | |
Getting there | 139 | |
Getting around | 140 | |
Where to stay | 140 | |
Where to eat | 140 | |
Nightlife | 141 | |
Festivals | 142 | |
Things to buy | 142 | |
Useful numbers | 142 | |
Activities | 142 | |
Museums | 143 | |
What to see | 143 | |
Walks | 147 | |
Chapter 7 | Sao Jorge | 151 |
Highlights | 152 | |
General background | 152 | |
Getting there | 153 | |
Getting around | 153 | |
Where to stay | 154 | |
Where to eat | 155 | |
Nightlife | 155 | |
Festivals | 155 | |
Useful numbers | 156 | |
Activities | 156 | |
What to see | 156 | |
Walks | 161 | |
Chapter 8 | Faial | 171 |
Highlights | 171 | |
General background | 173 | |
Getting there | 175 | |
Getting around | 175 | |
Where to stay | 176 | |
Where to eat | 176 | |
Nightlife | 177 | |
Festivals | 177 | |
Useful numbers | 177 | |
Activities | 177 | |
Museums | 179 | |
What to see | 179 | |
Touring by self-drive car | 185 | |
Chapter 9 | Pico | 189 |
Highlights | 190 | |
General background | 190 | |
Getting there | 192 | |
Getting around | 192 | |
Where to stay | 193 | |
Where to eat | 194 | |
Nightlife | 195 | |
Festivals | 195 | |
Useful telephone numbers | 196 | |
Activities | 196 | |
Museums | 197 | |
What to see | 197 | |
Car tours | 198 | |
Walks | 200 | |
Part 4 | Western Group | 205 |
Chapter 10 | Flores | 207 |
Highlights | 208 | |
General background | 208 | |
Getting there | 210 | |
Getting around | 210 | |
Where to stay | 211 | |
Where to eat | 211 | |
Nightlife | 212 | |
Festivals | 212 | |
Useful telephone numbers | 213 | |
Activities | 213 | |
What to see | 214 | |
Walks | 219 | |
Chapter 11 | Corvo | 231 |
Highlights | 231 | |
General background | 232 | |
Getting there | 233 | |
Getting around | 234 | |
Where to stay | 234 | |
Where to eat | 234 | |
Nightlife | 234 | |
Festivals | 234 | |
Activities | 235 | |
What to see | 235 | |
Walks | 235 | |
Appendix 1 | Flora | 239 |
Appendix 2 | Language | 255 |
Appendix 3 | Further Reading | 259 |
Index | 261 |