 Holidays on Faial - Azores
This five-sided island has become the resting place of transatlantic sailors. Horta, the main port, has a cosmopolitan and exciting feel and, at bars and restaurants, one hears snippets of sailing stories from around the world. From Horta there are wonderful and ever changing views of the volcano on Pico, 8km across the water.
The Blue Island
The five-sided island of Faial has become the resting place of transatlantic sailors. Horta, the main port, has a cosmopolitan and exciting feel and, at bars and restaurants, one hears snippets of sailing stories from around the world. The atmosphere at the legendary Peter’s Cafe, on the harbour-front, encapsulates the very essence of nautical adventure.
The island is dominated by the 1,043m cone of its vast Caldeira (volcanic crater) which is accessed through a tunnel in the cone’s side.
From mid-June to August the island is a riot of blue as the hedges of hydrangeas, originally imported from China and Japan, burst into bloom.
Horta is an excellent base from which to visit the islands of Pico and Sao Jorge (summer months only), explore the green Caldeira (now a nature reserve) and Capelinos, the rather eerie site of the 1957 volcanic eruption, which transformed the geography of the island. From Horta there are wonderful and ever changing views of the volcano on Pico, 8 km across the water.
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