Destination Portugal (Witney Travel) drew on 31 years of experience specialising in travel to Portugal, Madeira and the Azores. This brochure introduced the remote and unspoilt Azores islands, set in the middle of the Atlantic some 1,000 miles west of Lisbon.
The Azores comprise nine volcanic islands reputed to be part of the legendary lost continent of Atlantis. They were discovered in the fifteenth century by Portuguese navigators on their way to the New World, and named "A\u00e7ores" after the hawks that constantly circle the islands, which the sailors mistook for vultures.
For five hundred years the Azores remained almost totally unspoilt, offering tranquillity ideal for those wishing to escape the pressures of modern day life. The leisurely pace of agriculture and fishing was only recently interrupted when the Autonomous Government recognised that tourism could bring financial benefits. Holidaymakers remained relatively few, although in high summer Portuguese from the mainland quickly filled the small number of beds available.
The cuisine of the Azores is rich and varied, with regional cooking built upon distinctive island produce.
A speciality not to be missed is the "cozido" at Furnas on S\u00e3o Miguel, where sealed cooking pots filled with a mixture of meats, vegetables and spicy sausages are buried in the ground for five or six hours and slowly cooked by the steam rising from the sulphurous springs.
The traditional handicrafts of the Azores reflect the folklore and activities of the islands.
The Azores comprise nine volcanic islands, reputed to be part of the legendary lost continent of Atlantis.
They lie in the middle of the Atlantic, around 1,000 miles west of Lisbon.
They were named "A\u00e7ores" after the hawks that constantly circle the islands, which Portuguese sailors mistook for vultures when the islands were discovered in the fifteenth century.
It is a regional speciality on S\u00e3o Miguel, where sealed pots of meats, vegetables and spicy sausages are buried in the ground for five or six hours and slowly cooked by steam from the sulphurous springs.
The islands are known for the famous Verdalho wines of Pico and Graciosa, once the table wines of the Tsars of Russia, as well as newer wines such as Terras de Lava.
Destination Portugal (Witney Travel) had 31 years of experience as specialists in travel to Portugal, Madeira and the Azores.
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