The Azores - A trip to the magical Terceira

Hello Steemians!

This year I was lucky enough to be 3 days in the beautiful Azores! What I have seen is just amazing and I would like to tell you about the uniqueness on this archipelago.

I went to Terceira thinking I could easily go travel and explore the other islands, but believe me, there was a lot to see just on that island that I decided to stay there and explore, promising myself I will come back to see São Miguel, Pico, São Jorge, Faial, Flores, Santa Maria, Graciosa and Corvo!!

Let me give you some background before I show you the natural wonders of just one of the already mentioned islands.

The landscapes in the Azores are covered with green, almost untouched vegetation and full of hidden caves and active volcanoes.

An astonishing view of the mouth of a volcanic cave

The Azores is an autonomous region of Portugal and it consists of an archipelago of nine volcanic islands surrounded by the atlantic ocean.

Agriculture, dairy farming, fishing and tourism are its main industries and its climate is very balanced and mild, fluctuating between 16 °C (61 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) depending on season.

Praia da Vitoria, Terceira

Astonishing panoramic view of typical azorean landscape

Its architecture is very picturesque and of course there is a lot of portugese influence:

Built in the year 1521, burnt in the year 1821 and rebuilt in the year 1824

Going around exploring the islands, we could spot several volcanic sites. You could literally feel the heat under your feet!

The natural pools on the northern side of Terceira, is a common bathing place, here the black volcanic rocks and the ocean water create natural basins where people swim and refresh themselves in the summer.

Yes, that is a volcanic crater!

A sunset in the Azores is something you have to experience once in your life

Fresh bread, butter and tea all from local farms! What a good start of the day...If you add the sunrise, the peace, the ocean breeze, the nature....it was perfect

A boat trip is a must!! We saw whales and dolphins swimming alongside us! I got them in video, but I was not fast enough to have actual photos of them

Delicious street seafood!

These are only the photos I took with my Huawei P9....I also took with me my camera which did a better job!
Once I download the pictures there I will certainly upload some more!

Thank you for reading this far and looking at the pictures. I hope you liked them and I am quite sure they inspired you!
All of this could not happen without Antonio from proislandtour.pt
Please do yourselves a favour and check out their Jeep tours (there is one I didn't do which include a barbecue in the location shown in the first picture....Will surely do next time!),and their whale watching tours (The one advertized on their webpage is actually the one I did!).

Last but not least, enjoy life and see the world! There is so much out there that will change your life.
Unforgettable experiences and fantastic people are waiting to carve permanent memories of joy, adventure and fulfillment.

Cheers!