Discover the Azores
Thematic guides for travellers who want to understand what they are looking at. The geology beneath the calderas, the species that live on the islands and nowhere else, the festivals that still shape village life.
Nature
4 guides in this theme
Endemic fauna and flora of the Azores: what lives here and nowhere else
The Azores has 60+ endemic plant species, 8 endemic bird subspecies, and a UNESCO biosphere reserve. The species you can actually see, where to look, and the survival story of the Azores bullfinch.
Lakes of the Azores: the crater lakes and what made them
The Azores has 88 named lakes, almost all of them inside volcanic calderas. The story of how they formed, the most beautiful ones, and what lives in them.
Volcanic geology of the Azores: still active, still rising
The Azores sits at a triple junction of three tectonic plates and the archipelago is geologically alive. The nine islands explained, the recent eruptions, and what active volcanism looks like at ground level.
Whale species of the Azores: 24 species, what they are, and when they appear
A complete guide to the cetacean species recorded in Azorean waters. The eight common ones, the rare visitors, the seasonal blue whales, and how to identify each from a watching boat.
Festivals & folklore