Azores - Nordeste, the south and our Hoel
It´s been a while since my first post about our trip to the amazingly beautiful Azores Islands.
https://peakd.com/hive-163772/@betterthanhome/azores-parque-natural-da-ribeira-dos-caldeiroes
Today I´m going to show you a little bit more since I still have a lot to tell about Sao Miguel one of the Azores Islands. As I said in my previous post, our first accommodation wasn´t as expected and we had to leave it in the morning due to mold smell and as you can see in one of the photos the neighbourhood wasn´t as inviting as we thought as well. Luckily we were able to check into our Hotel 2 days earlier as planned.
But before we checked in we explored the east of the island including one of the most beautiful parts, Nordeste.
During our whole stay we were always a bit scared because of the weather forecast as it always said rainy. So we took the chance on the first morning and went straight to Nordeste in the east of the island as the webcam photos looked bright and sunny. Leaving our first accommodation behind us wasn´t hard since we really did not like it much. We did not care about the payment of the 2 nights but we did get our money back in the end. What do you think about the neighbourhood? Does not look really nice right?
Anyway, we were looking forward to Nordeste and our Hotel in the afternoon. Since Sao Miguel isn´t really that big and you could easily drive around the whole island in one day it did not even took as one hour to arrive at our first stop.
The east side is very famous for its many hydrangeas. They literally grow like weed, nevertheless, they make for a wonderful sight even at this time of the year. One place to see a lot of them and have amazing views over the coastline and the ocean is Miradouro da Ponta do Sossego, a beautiful park and viewing platform near Nordeste. As always and on every spot here on the island we were greated by many cats.
The beautiful thing about rain...Rainbows
If you image search Nordeste on google you will come across all these photos since this is one of the most famous places on the Island. The views combined with the many hydrangeas are just incredible. remember, this was late october and they are still flowering. Hard to imagine how this looks in summer.
Driving along the coast from here to the south of the island you will find several of these amazing Lookouts and one is more beautiful than the other. The weather wasn´t perfect but even this could not do any harm to one of the most beautiful places we´ve seen. You really have to see this beauty to believe it. I´ve seen a lot in the past years but this was something else. Not only the view over the ocean, but also the many lush green meadows make that place special.
And wherever you arrive, as soon as you get out of the car there are friendly cats that say hello. Haven´t seen that many cats in a while.
Unfortunately due to the weather changing so quickly and everything being super wet and muddy we could not visit some of the amazing spots in the south like the waterfall Salto do Prego but instead we went to the small town of Povoação to have lunch and see their beautiful tiny harbour.
From there we went straight to our Hotel Hotel Verde Mar & Spa in Ribeira Grande where we arrived a bit too early. Since the Hotel was absolutely amazing and had everything you need arriving early wasn´t that bad. We were so looking forward to spent the rest of our time there.
The rooms was big enough and we had an amazing view onto the surf break, waves were amazing and weather was getting better...what do you need more.
View from the beach onto the Hotel
For me as a passionate surfer, the view of the surf break was the absolute highlight. On the third or fourth day the waves were amazing and the line up wasn´t half as crowded as on the Algarve. Shame I didn't have my board with me.
Stay tuned for my upcoming posts as it gets even better. This island had so much to offer. We were there for 7 days and we did a lot of stuff every day and I still got the feeling we missed out on so many beautiful spots.
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oooo Azores must be such a gorgeous place to be at! And those massive waves screaming out "surf me!!" :D I hope you had an amazing time there @betterthanhome, I bet you did! Thanks for sharing
It is absolutely gorgeous. Its still not on the list of most people, the majority travels to Madeira. I guess in the coming years it will grow popularity.
I kinda hope it doesn't! cause then mass tourism will invade and Azores will lose their character and charm. Like Madeira, Tenerife and so many other popular destinations
True! Lets hope that does not happen.
You took some lovely photos. The island must be beautiful. I'm not a surfer, but would love to spend some time there.
Thank you! Absolutely beautiful. I did not go there to surf but would love to do a surf trip. There is zero surf tourism and therefore not many people in the water. You do not need to surf as the islands has hundreds of hiking trails. Follow my upcoming stories, lots of things to see and do there.
Wow, we actually never made it to Nordeste, what a shame... Amazing shots man, I have been really enjoying this Azorean series of yours :) Btw we saw the hydrangeas blooming on Sao Miguel even in December :D
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What? Seriously? Well, I guess you did not have a car since you were trapped there quite long?! As said we missed out on a lot of things near Nordeste as well, many amazing waterfalls. Its crazy how lush and green that island is.
How long have you been there?
We lived there for 7 months out of which almost 4 were under a very strict lockdown when we couldn´t even leave the house... We didn´t have a car indeed, we actually don´t drive ;) We walk a lot and use public transport everywhere. But I know that especially on islands, cars are very useful and practical...
I remember that time and know that the islands like Madeira and Azores were even more strict with rules than mainland. Crazy times! Although its an insanely beautiful island I would not want to get trapped there.
Any travel plans for the future?
Well I wouldn´t mind being trapped in there as long as I could be outside and enjoy the stunningly beautiful nature of the island. But we couldn´t...
As for our travel plans, yeah, we might travel again soon but it will most probably be just a short and normal vacation somewhere as we are currently quite settled down here in Prague :/
Ola, tudo bem? 🤗 Its sooo nice to the photos from the azores. I never was in this hotel but wowow. Beautiful, the bebe gatoooo, aaaaw whatt a cute cat and the surf seems to rock. Thanks for sharing this with us. Totalo beautiful 🙏🏼💕✨👍🏼💯 Rehived of course, its Portugal 🇵🇹
Thank you so much. We had a great time in that hotel, can really recommend it. Next up is Lissabon but only if the weather doesn´t get that bad.
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thank you
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awesome. thank you so much guys and special thanks to @ybanezkim26.