Azores
Faial Island

What to visit in Faial Island, Azores: The top sights
Start dreaming about Faial Island with our list of top sights to visit during your Azores vacations there.

What to do for fun in Faial Island, Azores?
Visitors’ top 5 choice of experiences to have in Faial Island, the “Blue Island” of the Azores archipelago.

Where to stay in Faial Island, Azores?
Options go as far from hotels with privileged views over Mount Pico to luxury glamping in a tropical scenario.

The Azorean man who sailed the world solo
We sat down for a talk with Genuíno Madruga at its restaurant in downtown Horta in Faial Island.

Horta in Faial Island, Azores: a city of sailors
Most famous as a port, Faial Island in the Azores historically has been (and remains to this day) a popular stopping point for sailors crossing the Atlantic.

The last volcanic eruption of the Azores, Portugal
Not all of the Azores volcanoes are ancient! Learn all about the 1958 eruption of the Capelinhos Volcano on Faial Island and how it affected the Azores.
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