Is this Hawaii or Portugal? Discovering São Miguel Island, Azores 🇵🇹
Our first impressions of São Miguel Island, the largest island in the Azores in Portugal.
We rented a car to go around the island, and wow! We were shocked by the beauty this island offers. The Azores is also known as the Hawaii of Europe, but it sure does have its own unique characteristics. From volcanic craters, lakes, mountains, to the outstanding black lava rocks that contrast the blue water by the sea. This island is beautiful!!
On this episode, we explored the west side of the island.
The east side of the island is coming on the next episode.
Hope our videos will give you an idea on how to travel Azores in 2024.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Are Azores the most beautiful islands in Europe?
2:35 - Congratulations to the newly weds!!
3:17 - Best roadtrip location: Incredible scenery, great driving, no traffic
4:57 - We stopped for fast food and it was a bit of a fail
6:25 - MUST WATCH: We've never seen anything like this!! WOW
8:53 - Our best memory from all of Sao Miguel, Azores
11:08 - Five star beach bar (THE VIDEO IS NOT OVER YET)
12:44 - FOOD REDEMPTION: Local shellfish is very good
17:31 - MUST WATCH: Picturesque islet (unfortunately, no swimming)
19:41 - Church with a view to end a GREAT DAY!
21:36 - BONUS: Cows are fun to watch
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The Azores is what you would get if you fused Ireland and Hawaii together. Green like Ireland, volcanic like Hawaii. Not as hot as Hawaii and not as cold as Ireland, somewhere in between. Average winter temperature is 17 degrees Celsius and average summer temperature is 25 degrees Celsius. Perfect climate to be comfortable and grow everything from Passion Fruit, Oranges, Figs, Pineapples, etc, etc. The seafood is so fresh and amazing. The cows are the happiest cows I’ve ever seen, meaning excellent meat and dairy products. I want to move there when I retire.
The views are stunning! Never seen anything like this before! 😯🤩
Sao Miguel, one of the most beautiful, is the largest, most diverse and exciting. It’s postcard beautiful. S. Jorge is perhaps my favourite. Beautiful, wild and natural. Buzzards dive down on hares 15 feet away from you and it and eat them not paying the slightest attention to you. Flores is pure beauty for 90% of its area. Then you lose your breath when you turn a bend on the road and see the remainder 10%. It’s even more beautiful. Terceira, not the most beautiful, has beautiful architecture. Its "Impérios" (tiny chapel-like constructions beside roads) are priceless. Faial, is beautiful as the others. Surprisingly, its main "city" (8 thousand people) is very cosmopolitan with hundreds of long-distance yachts and their crews.
@JetLagWarriors
21 күн бұрын
This is a great comment, hope a lot of people see it
We were in Sao Miguel in May. According to our tour guides, the decorations in the villages are for the Holy Ghost festival which is celebrated from April to June.
@aidamedeiros2755
21 күн бұрын
Yes u are right
The Azores is such a nice place. I am fortunate to have been working on the islands regularly for the past 14 years. I always love to return to these wonderful islands.
I recommend that you go to Furnas. There are hot springs, a botanical garden Terra Nostra, a traditional stew that is cooked under the ground. It is beautiful
By some kind of weird coincidence I think we have just met on São Miguel :) I think you were smiling at and waving at my 1,5 year old son and I think it was at that crater view at the beginning of the video - we saw that proposal too :D I agree with your opinion of the island - it is absolutely fantastic; the people are nice and welcoming and views are breathtaking.
In Portugal you can get black pig, which is one of the best meats I've tasted. I recommend trying it if you can find it. I myself ate black pig in Moura.
Wow.. so so beautiful scenery 😮❤
Breathtaking... Truly a bucket list worthy place.
Beauty all around!! Keep safe, healthy and happy.
that place is beautiful, wow... i didnt know much about Azores. I would like to visit that beach. its cool to be brazilian and recognize the some of the structure (streets, houses, churches...) that are similar to some places here in Brazil because of the portuguese influence through colonization. did some brazilian people thought you guys are brazilians too? (because of the Palmeiras jersey) there are a lot of brazilians in Portugal
@quifix1
19 күн бұрын
Alguns lugares no Brasil são semelhantes a lugares em Portugal, os portugueses replicaram aí quando construiram esses lugares, vilas e cidades. Levaram a arquitetura para aí assim como muito mais coisas, até os nomes... Foi com o ouro e não só, que tantos gostam de falar, que os colonos, vossos tetravôs, construiram esse grande, belo e rico país que vos deixaram como herança e que merecia ser melhor cuidado, para todos viverem e usarem essas riquezas imensas...
Great roadtrip, great views/scenery, great food, great narration, great footages = great content, great video. And lvana is looking GREAT too. A big applause to you, lvana. 💞
I suggest eating the fresh goat cheese with azorean pepper paste on top, then you'll get the salt content and flavour you seek. Grilled lapas are amazing, hard to believe there are people who don't enjoy them 😅
Furnas hot springs are great. Also there's some nice cliffside viewpoints on the east coast
So you went from a landlocked place - Prague - to an island in the middle of the ocean (literally). The whiplash is quite something.
Absolutely lovely place, and Steve repping the Tappara sunglasses 😎
@JetLagWarriors
21 күн бұрын
Yeah! I just figured, the sun was shining, so it's time for some orange sunglasses
WOAH!!!!!! GORGEOUS!!!! 😮 WOW - what a beautiful place! Ivana is looking great and is always so cheerful and smiley! 🤗🥰
wau what a place..awesome
So nice the view! New place to me. Very scenic. I bought goat cheese home from Perth!
I love black sand and lava islands... Soooo nice...
You should go to PICO ISLAND, in the Azores. Its so beautiful, with lots of food, super famous and tasty wines, and awesome awesome nature!
Usually, we eat the white cheese with red pepper 🌶 on the top.
Beautiful there. By the way we have had beautiful weather here in Finland now. 23 to 30 C for several weeks. We wish you a good time in the Azores!❤
@carlossaraiva8213
21 күн бұрын
For your standards that must be hellish hot weather.
you guys are amazing!
Great start to your road trip... great drone shots!!
Such a beautiful place ❤️❤️
Great to hear from you again, be blessed
In ferraria, you need to wait for low tide then the water is really hot!!
This is most beautiful video whole youtube. I had to share it in facebook and tag my ex :D
The Azores have a characteristic climate, it can rain at any time, fog in the mountains and beaches by the sea...
The church is on top of a hill, love it, the porcelain mosaic art along the stairs is unique.
The Azores, a hidden secret in the Atlantic, and you want to know which island is the nicest? Well, let me tell you, each island has its own charm, but did you know that the Azores are actually the result of volcanic activity? That's right, these islands are basically just the tips of underwater volcanoes that have risen above the surface. In fact, the island of Faial is home to the Capelinhos Volcano, which erupted in 1957 and added a whole new chunk of land to the island. Talk about a dramatic entrance! The islands are also home to some of the most unique flora and fauna in the world, thanks to their isolated location. The Azores are one of the few places on earth where you can find the endangered Azores bullfinch, a bird that's so rare, it's considered a national symbol. And let's not forget about the iconic hydrangeas that cover the islands, which are actually not native to the Azores, but were introduced by Portuguese settlers in the 16th century. The landscape of the Azores is also dotted with crater lakes, which are actually just ancient volcanoes that have collapsed in on themselves. And did you know that the water in these lakes is often brightly colored, due to the presence of minerals and microorganisms? It's like nature's own work of art.
Uuh, that looks like paradise and much better then Tampere right now 😄. But we´ve had great summer wether for last three weeks.
Since Acores is older than Hawaii... Let's just say Hawaii is the Acores of Portugal..... Better much said... Love your videos Love your love for the Acores Obrigado.....
Let's gooo new video!
Bife à Regional... My mouth watering right NOW!!! 😅😂😂😂😂
Ilhéu de Vila Franca do Campo... 18:14
It’s not for a wedding, it is for a feast.
Enjoy my paradise a feel welcome
Parabéns pelo vídeo,é muito bonito,mas vocês não viram metade de São Miguel nem 1/100 dos Açores.Cada ilha é um paraíso encantado escondido na bruma do Atlântico.Só quem já visitou as outras ilhas é que compreende.Tenho saudades dos meus Açores ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Meus Açores,meus Amores❤
If u love meat, u must try Francesinha in Porto, Posta in Mogadouro (Tras os Montes region), Bifana in Beira Gare or Parreirinha do Chile in Lisboa, Suculent Pig in Bairrada region, Black pig in Alentejo, Espetada in Madeira, Chicken in the Pucara in Alcobaça, Roast chicken in Bonjardim in Lisboa and Chafana in Lousã city
@levyaragones6082
20 күн бұрын
Cataplana no Algarve e Caldeirada na Nazaré.😁
o loco que lugar lindo
Santa Barbara Beach in Ribeira Grande..epic waves for surfers...
wow, gr8 place
beautiful
Loved the video and can't wait to visit myself in a few weeks! What time did you visit the natural ocean pool that the tide was high enough for swimming?
a beautiful place! we have also been there. How is the sauna, have you found any saunas yet :) There are saunas in the Azores. When we were there, our hotel had a sauna, although it was not in use during our stay :)
@JetLagWarriors
20 күн бұрын
No sauna yet, I miss it 😭
@quifix1
19 күн бұрын
@@JetLagWarriors Why sauna, there are hot springs, even in the ocean, with hot water all year round and good for your health.
Cool 😎 Go to please my country Slovak Republic next time thank you!!
The natural pool, Ponta da Ferraria, is more enjoyable when the tide is low and you can feel the warmth from the hot springs better because they are more to the bottom of the pool. Every time I see you eating a bifana I look at those and I'm like "oh no". I feel you keep finding the worst places to eat them. Snack-bars arent usually the places for you to have a great food experience, its more something if you're just hungry. There are really good restaurants, around, but many still around are not tourist food experience standards since they are family businesses for many years and tourism only started booming here very recently. Hope you had a good bifana before you left the island. The decorations you saw on the road on your way up to the Church of Nossa Senhora da Paz are for the Holy Spirt festivities in that neighborhood. I know, I live nearby. The Holy Spirt fesitivies haoppen throughout the Azores for months in all islands, in different neighborhoods from Spring till Fall, every weekend. They usually are celebrated during a week in that neighborhood. I'm loving the vlog and you guys energy. Very curious to see the next video.
Hi It's not for a wedding, it's for a coronation of the Holy Spirit, years ago, when there were earthquakes and, Vulcan, people asked a lot for the Holy Spirit to stay well, and have a lot of faith, so every year they make a profession, crown and they have a party and offer lots of food and it is big thing for people Açoreano it's a way to thank the Holy Spirit
Yall gotta check Madeira
She’s just blooming with juice
Don't say Hawaii is like Azores, as US "colonise" Hawaii and may be want Azores too.
Have you been to Germany, Luxemburg, Belgium and the Netherlands?
Azores meat mate... Sooooo goooodddd!!!
😮
Stopped watching what I thought would be a good travel vlog about a magical place when you, having travelled to this exotic place, decided to have burger and fries for lunch.
@quifix1
19 күн бұрын
There are people who don't know how to appreciate the quality of local food and eat plastic rubbish everywhere. Traveling is culture, and gastronomic culture is one of the most important.
This is the Hawai from the Atlantic.
Porque ele usa a blusa do palmeiras ?
Açores is the Hawaii of Europe and Balearic Islands is the Hawaii of UK & Germany? 😁
Always the habit of comparing... No, this is the Azores, just like that. Hawaii is very similar to the Azores, not the other way around...
@carlossaraiva8213
21 күн бұрын
Well, the Azores were never bombed by the japanese...
@mateusmayer7240
20 күн бұрын
Hes american so hes comparing to something he knows. Crybaby
I like how you are getting more adventurous with your food. I hate to see people waste a lunch or dinner on a cheeseburger when in a place like Portugal where the food is to DIE FOR !!! plus their cheeseburgers look like crap!!
Lack of imagination making this type of comparison.
No dude its is not, you're in the wrong frikking island, how frikking dare you.... MADEIRA is the One known as the Hawaii of the Atlântic... Christ your title is frikking insulting, Azores are stunningly beautiful, but they are a far far cry from THE REAL atlantic Hawaii....
Imagine living on this country and never having the opportunity to experinece this because of lack of money or time then billipnaires come here to ubanda u because they think they had it worst