The Islands

The portuguese islands of Madeira and the Azores

Pico - Azores

The island of Pico in the Azores which is dominated by the mountain of the same name.
It is in fact the highest mountain in Portugal reaching 2351 metres.
At the summit of the mountain is the crater, Pico Alto, with a perimeter of nearly 700 metres and a depth of 30 metres

photo: Horst Evertz

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Sete Cidades - Azores

Located on the western end of Sao Miguel in the Azores is the impressive Sete Cidades crater.

photo: Carn Burton

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Sete Cidades - Sao Miguel

The spectacular Sete Cidades crater on the Azores island of Sao Miguel.
The lake is Lagoa Verde or green lake in English

photo: Carn Burton

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Ponta Delgada Town House

Traditional Portuguese arcitechture 2,000km out in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean!

photo: Carn Burton

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Santa Iria Point - Sao Miguel

Ponta Santa Iria on the northern coast of the island of Sao Miguel in the Azores

photo: Carn Burton

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Sao Miguel - North Coast

Green fields, cliffs and the village of Capelas on the north coast of Sao Miguel in the Azores

photo: Carn Burton

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Mosteiros

The village of Mosteiros with its distinctive islet rock formations off the coast

photo: Carn Burton

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Sao Pedro Church - Ponta Delgada

São Pedro church in Ponta Delgado, the main town on the island of Sao Miguel in the Azores

photo: Carn Burton

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Funchal - Madeira

Funchal - Madeira

Funchal the main city of Madeira with a population of around 120,000. The city gets its name from the herb fennel

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Flores

Poço da Ribeira do Ferreiro
Poço da Ribeira do Ferreiro
Vianney Dugrain