Volcanic São Miguel ... hot spring beneath the lava cliffs creates a heated cove right within the ocean. We followed the trail of sunbathers and adventure seekers past the indoor spa to the ...

Photograph Courtesy AZORES ... unusual island group has to offer. The small town of Furnas on the eastern part of the island of São Miguel looks almost prehistoric—steamy hot springs and ...

The best time to visit the Azores ... de Sao Nicolau, a gothic church built in 1857, before driving São Miguel’s northwest coast, stopping at one of the most photographed points on the island ...

Each of the nine islands boasts its own distinct character and appeal, but São Miguel ... island spot is the Furnas Valley, also known as the thermal hot spot of the Azores, where multiple hot ...

As such, the area is full of hot springs, fumaroles ... Furnas Valley is located on São Miguel island, about 27 miles east of Ponta Delgada. You can reach Furnas Valley easily by car.

Octant Hotels Ponta Delgada is a gastronomic paradise on São Miguel Island. I landed in the Azores after a red-eye ... like a moonlit dinner at Furnas hot springs, or a beekeeping workshop ...

I ‘m a sucker for obscure vacation destinations, and the Portuguese Azores were no exception. I spent about a week on the island of São ... the most famous Sao Miguel sight of all, very ...

SAO MIGUEL ISLAND, Azores -- It’s called the Hawaii of ... fumaroles, cedar forests, hot springs and the perfect conditions for surfing. We landed at 10 a.m. after a lovely red eye flight ...

By that logic, I would have passed straight through São Miguel, the biggest and most populated island in Portugal’s Azores archipelago ... and in spring, everything lights up hot pink with ...