And when Tony Blair's plane lands, as expected, at the Lajes Field air base on the Azores island of Terceira, the islands' national flag flying at the end of the runway will provide more than a ...

History books tell us that Portuguese navigators found the Azores islands uninhabited in the middle of the Atlantic during the early 1400s. But some intriguing constructions suggest that people ...

Kerry Murray for The New York Times A view overlooking the northwest coast of São Miguel, the largest of the islands that make up the Azores archipelago. Kerry Murray for The New York Times Steam ...

You can find dive centers on every island except São Jorge and Corvo. If you know where you want to go, it's best to center your Azores itinerary around the island that has your desired dive site.

The Azores is a stunning archipelago of nine volcanic islands located in the North Atlantic ... The language has a very French influence, so they could not understand our Spanish very well.