AZORES: a journey through nature, traditions, and hiking

• Previous trips
• Introduction
• Traveling to the Azores
• Strolling around Porto
• Island hopping in the Azores
• Connections? I don’t think so…
• The journey continues…
• Extras (not to be missed!)

In this article I’ll tell you about “Azores”, a new journey of discovery and walking 🙂
What is it about? Keep reading and you’ll find out…

Previous trips

After the latest articles about previous travels “ENGLISH WAY OF SANTIAGO: itinerary in 5 stages” (find out the article here), “FROM PRAGUE TO LECCE: a trip and 4 football matches” (find out the article here), “ROME-CHIȘINĂU-PRAGUE: a journey through blog and tourism skills update” (find out the article here), “SOUTHERN TURKEY & THE NETHERLANDS: a journey through history, nature and football” (find out the article here), “AZERBAIJAN-CENTRAL ASIA-GEORGIA: a journey through history, culture and traditions in 6 different nations” (find out the article here), “ROMANIA & POLAND: a journey to discover new places” (find out the article here), “BRITTANY-NORMANDY-GERMANY-DENMARK: a journey through incredible places and experiences” (find out the article here), “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: a journey following a passion for soccer” (find out the article here), “ROMANIA-HUNGARY-CROATIA: a journey through history, nature, and football” (find out the article here), “NETHERLANDS & BELGIUM: a journey through photography and football” (find out the article here) and “SARDINIA IN THE SECOND HALF OF SEPTEMBER: a late-summer photographic journey” (find out the article here) , the time has come for a new journey to discover an iconic place from a natural point of view 🙂

Introduction

Now that the October international break has arrived, you can take advantage of a longer trip without losing any of your football passion. 🙂

Traveling to the Azores

The low-cost flight from Porto to Terceira Lajes had already been purchased. To make the most of the Wizz All You Can Fly package and book flights to Portugal closer to home, the best combination was a flight from Bologna to Bucharest, a flight from Bucharest to Lisbon, a bus to Porto, and an overnight stay there. There would also have been a direct flight from Rome to Porto with the package, but only on the day of Inter-Cremonese, so I would have had to forgo the match and the bus tickets I had already purchased.

Strolling around Porto

The morning after spending the night in Porto, the weather was great until I had to go to the airport, so it was great when it mattered 😎
Handy for walking around the city!

Island hopping in the Azores

Reaching Terceira Island on a low-cost flight from Porto, I had the opportunity to explore the most famous places, such as Praia da Vitória and Angra do Heroísmo. Next, I took a short flight to São Jorge Island, arriving in Velas and taking the ferry to São Roque do Pico on Pico Island. We enjoyed some intense walks to discover the island and its peak, the highest point in Portugal, the lakes, and the natural landscape before reaching Madalena for the ferry to Horta on Pico Island.
From there, after an almost epic journey, I reached Ponta Delgada on the island of São Miguel.

Connections? I don’t think so…

To return to land-based Europe, there was a direct flight from Ponta Delgada to Brussels Charleroi. Being the last flight of the season (and it later emerged that it was likely Ryanair’s last ever), the price was minimal, and the next day, Inter’s European away match in Brussels against Union Saint-Gilloise at Anderlecht’s stadium was scheduled.
Connections? I don’t think so… 😎
After the match, a bus to Charleroi Airport and a low-cost flight to Treviso.

The journey continues…

Next trip is “TIRANA TO PHOTOGRAPH: a short trip to discover the Albanian capital” (find out the article here).

Extras (not to be missed!) in addition to “Azores”

After this brief overview of “Sardinia in the second half of September“, aren’t you curious to go beyond this article? No problem, you will find many interesting insights in the blog.

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