Azores

Azores and Madeira holidays: Plot your great green escape to Portugal’s paradise isles

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Away from the Algarve, out in the Atlantic, the archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira are big on nature and small on crowds. The summits of huge underwater islands, they offer very different experiences if you’re a fan of the great outdoors. There is a rare wild beauty on the Azores, with black-sand beaches on … Read more

Inside the Algar do Carvão the volcanic Azores cave that harbours a lake and lush vegetation

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Inside the incredible 330ft-long volcanic cavern that’s smothered in lush vegetation and home to an underground lake The Algar do Carvão is a volcanic cavern located on Terceira, one of the largest islands in the Azores  The top of the vent is surrounded by green vegetation and there is a manmade staircase inside for visitors … Read more