The Azores have a mild temperature, 14 ° C - 15 °C, cold months, and in the summer 22 ºC to 23 ºC.
Azores is grouped in the following islands:
Santa Maria; S.Miguel, Terceira, Graciosa, S.Jorge, Pico, Faial, Flores, Corvo.
Azores offers an extraordinary fund of multicoloured landscape.
Lagoa das Cidades, a lagoon on the island of San Miguel which is classified as protected landscape, is a mountain area and very sharp relief.
This large pond, almost twinned with the charm of Lagoa do Fogo, is the largest reservoir of water in Azores and occupies a wide area that reaches 4:35 square kilometres.
The cooked in the caves is the main attraction cuisine.
Graciosa is also the opportunity to go down inside of a volcano.
Ilha das Flores shows how pleasant is the Nature, to walk around and discover the hidden charms of evergreen landscape.
Ilha do Corvo is the smallest of the Azores with two beautiful lakes at the bottom of a large crater.
What to do in Azores
Surfing, wind surfing, rowing, swimming, fishing, golf, shopping, visiting caves, caves, springs, flowers, volcanoes, geysers, beach, and among other activities.
Getting here:
The main airports of the Azores are:
Ponta Delgada (Island Sao Miguel), Lajes (Terceira) and Horta (Faial Island). Access to other cities in Europe is made from Lisbon.
Transport
Renting a car is the best option to visit the main points of the islands, but there are still buses and taxis.
Accommodation
Rent an apartment while on holiday in the Azores, a hotel, in houses or bungalows, or a cottage.
If looking for something cheaper, you can find cheap accommodation in the inns.
Enjoy!
Alentejo is a south-central region of Portugal.
The region is separated from the rest of Portugal by the Tagus River (Rio Tejo), and extends to the south where it borders the Algarve. Alentejo is a region known for its polyphonic singing groups, comparable to those found on Sardinia and Corsica.
Its main cities are Évora (region's capital), Santarém, Portalegre, Beja, and Sines.
Topographically the countryside varies considerably, from the open rolling plains of the south of the Alentejo to the granite hills that border Spain in the north-east. To feed the water needs of this considerable area a number of public dams have been constructed, most notably the Alqueva Dam.
The landscape is mostly one of soft rolling hills and plains, with cork oaks and olive trees, or the occasional vine.
In the north agriculture is based mostly livestock-based, with as cows, sheep and pigs; to the south the agriculture is mostly arable.After landing in Lisbon, you can reach Alentejo by bus, car or train.
You only need to follow A2 road.
Note that some parts of the route, you will need to pay a small amount for tolls.
Gastronomy:
"The wine, very famous, you can taste it in various wineries around the Alentejo wine zones are:
Portalegre, Borba, Redondo, Reguengos Vidigueira, Moura, Évora and Granja / Amareleja.
Be sure to try the sausages such as salami, the Palos, the sausages and piles bunch, and nothing better than a good traditional bread baked in wood-fired oven, to follow the sausages.
Honey is another product that could lead to later enjoy and remember the good times past ...”
What to do?
Can take the opportunity to rest, eat good seafood, playing football or doing some sports.
Can also develop outdoor sports, water sports such as body-boarding, windsurfing, kite surfing or surfing, hiking, biking or horseback riding, and mountain biking, horse riding.
You can also visit the historical heritage of this land, such as churches, castles and monuments.
Where to sleep?
Spending the holidays in a residential hostel or hotel can be a good option.
But you can also find the Alentejo farmhouse, a cottage, apartment which is also a good chance to be more economical.
For more information please go to http://www.herancasdoalentejo.net/
