LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's far-right Chega party abstained on Friday from voting on the Social Democratic Party's (PSD) minority government policy programme in the Azores islands, thereby letting ...

Torel Terra Brava is located on Terceira, the third largest island in Portugal's Azores.

Far out in the Atlantic Ocean, there's a chain of volcanic islands, a distant province of Portugal called the Azores. Parts of the islands look like jungle, but there are also green meadows and farms ...

Rising from the heart of the Atlantic Ocean, the Azores archipelago is a Portuguese treasure that’s just waiting for you to stumble upon it. We’re talking nine islands here – including the absolutely ...

Life in the Azores feels a bit like stepping sideways out of mainland Europe and landing somewhere quieter, greener and far more slow-paced. It’s Portugal, but with its own tempo, its own ...

If you’re unfamiliar with the Azores Islands, you’re not alone. These islands are a Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean known for their incredible natural beauty complete with cascading ...

SAO MIGUEL ISLAND, Azores -- It’s called the Hawaii of Europe. And for most Americans, it’s a lot closer than Hawaii. The Azores is an autonomous region of Portugal made up of nine islands in the ...

You could call New England and Portugal cousins, thanks to more than a century of migration here from the Atlantic nation. Though visit São Miguel, the largest of the nine islands that make up the ...

Corn stalks lie damaged by winds from post-tropical Cyclone Gabrielle, in Sao Caetano, Pico island in the Azores, Portugal September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Robert MacMillan Corn stalks lie damaged by winds ...