Porta do Povoamento

Памятное место для острова Сан-Мигель

Это историческое место, куда прибыли первые корабли португальских мореплавателей, открывших остров Сан-Мигель. В честь этого события день установлен памятник в виде арки с барельефами лиц разных людей...

It’s the Azores’ Plymouth Rock

Nice monument to the first settlers of the islands. A rectangular arch repressing the port of entry. Aesthetically however, It would have seemed better if the carvings of faces of the first settlers h...

Avoid the swimming pool

I really like the Azores as the landscape and easy going people remind me of my New Zealand childhood. However, just to remind us that there are nasty officious people everywhere there are two old lad...

Nice harbour

Quite a dramatic placement beside two steep hills, there is a pretty harbour by the small town. We wanted to continue east from the town but couldn’t figure out how to do that so wound up back in Furn...

Nice Town

This is a small town with a small downtown center with a few pedestrian only streets. It was pleasant to stroll around the place. No special sights; just a down-to-earth place.