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Digital nomad working on a laptop on a terrace overlooking the green landscape and Atlantic Ocean in São Miguel, Azores.

São Miguel for digital nomads: working remotely surrounded by nature

Close your laptop and, half an hour later, find yourself beside a volcanic lake. Start the day with a walk by the Atlantic. Work through the morning. Then spend the last hours of daylight on a north-coast beach or soaking...
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Slow travel in São Miguel: why this Azorean island is made for slowing down

There is a common temptation when you arrive in São Miguel: trying to see everything. On the map, the island looks small enough to make it possible. Sete Cidades in the morning, Lagoa do Fogo before lunch, Furnas in the...
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Traveller sitting on a stone wall overlooking the green landscape and coastline of São Miguel in the Azores.
Trail runner on the Sete Cidades crater ridge, overlooking the lakes and Atlantic Ocean in São Miguel, Azores.

Trail running in São Miguel: running between volcanoes, lakes and the ocean

There are runs when you keep looking at your watch. In São Miguel, it is easy to forget about it for a while. Along the ridges of Sete Cidades, the lake can appear on one side and the Atlantic on...
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Why São Miguel is becoming an increasingly popular surfing destination

On some days in São Miguel, you only need to reach the north coast to realise that surfing has become part of the landscape. Around Ribeira Grande, boards leaning against cars, wetsuits drying in the sun and surfers standing on...
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Surfers carrying surfboards at Santa Bárbara Beach in Ribeira Grande, São Miguel.
Panoramic view of Lagoa do Fogo surrounded by the green slopes of its volcanic caldera in São Miguel.

Lagoa do Fogo: how to visit one of São Miguel’s most impressive places

There are places in São Miguel where the human presence almost disappears from the landscape. Lagoa do Fogo is one of them. Seen from the mountain road above, the lake lies at the bottom of a vast volcanic crater, surrounded...
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Sete Cidades: a complete guide to one of the Azores’ most famous landscapes

There is a moment on the road to Sete Cidades when the landscape suddenly opens up and you understand why this has become one of the defining images of the Azores. Far below, inside an enormous volcanic caldera, the Blue...
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Visitor overlooking Sete Cidades Lake and the surrounding volcanic landscape in São Miguel.