Portugal Wonders - Visit Portugal part.5 (Azores Island)
Witam. Jesteśmy na Azorach a dokładniej na wyspie SAO MIGUEL największej wyspie archipelagu wysp Azorskich. Mamy przed sobą cudowny widok. To jest PONTA DELGADA, na plaży Populo São Roque Z takich ciekawostek, probostwo w którym się urodziłem, plaża którą dość często odwiedzam uważam, że to jedna z piękniejszych plaż.
"LAGOA DE FOGO" jest jedną z największych na wyspie i wielki krater nieaktywnego wulkanu. Jeżeli jesteście sportowcami, takimi jak ja to odkryjecie, że to wyspa sportów ekstremalnych, ścieżek spacerowych. Przyjedźcie i zobaczcie na własne oczy... Wybierzcie Portugalię. Zlokalizowany na północnym Atlantyku archipelag wysp Azorskich, oddalony jest od kontynentu o 2 godziny lotu. Oddalony jest o 4,5 godziny lotu od Północnej Ameryki i mniej niże 4 godziny od większości krajów europejskich.
Na tym autonomicznym terotorium republiki portugalskiej panuje łagodny klimat o zróżnicowanej temperaturze w ciągu roku. Lato jest dość ciepłe i suche, zimą temperatura sięga około 14 stopni Celcjusza i jest wysoki poziom wilgotności powietrza. To właśnie wysoki poziom wilgotności sprawia, że tutejsze ziemie są rzyzne i dzięki temu, wyspa jest miejscem gdzie pryroda jest wyjątkowo piękna. Portugalscy odkrywcy umieścili Azory na mapie Europy. Dokładna data odkrycia w XV w. nie jest ustalona,
ale wiemy, że to książę Henryk sprowadził pierwszy osadników na wyspy. Najpierw między 1431 a 1432 zostały sprowadzone zwierzęta, a potem w 1439 wysłano pierwszy osadników. Zasiedlanie trwało przez kolejne sulecia Ludność archipelagu jest zróżnicowana. Żydowscy, flamandzcy, brytyjscy, francuscy osadnicy niewolnicy z Afryki oraz mieszkańcy kontynentalnej Portugalii ukształtowali mieszkańców archipelagu. Ewolucja demograficzna sprawiła, że obecnie Azory zamieszkuje 240tys ludzi. Zamieszkują kilka wysp, na różne sposoby.
Do niedawna był to region zdominowany przez rolnictwo. Oczywiście ekonomia Azorów nadal utrzymuje silną więź z ziemią, hodowli bydła. FOR CENTURIES. AT THE END OF THE XVIII CENTURY, WALE HUNTING BEGUN.
THIS ECONOMICAL ACTIVITY LASTED UNTIL 1980'S IN THE PAST 3 DECADES, THIS PRACTISE HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO A RECREATIONAL AND TOURIST ACTIVITY WALE WATCHING... THE SERVICE SECTOR IS NOW THE BIGGEST EMPLOYER DISPIKE THE EVER IJMPORTANT PRESENCE OF AGRICULTURE, FISH PROCESSING FACTORIES, TOBACCO AND CHEESE. THE HERITAGE OF THESE MILD ISLANDS REFLEX OF WAY OF LIFE OF AZORIAN PEOPLE AND THE EVER PRESENT VULCANIC LEGACY CHURCHES, CONVENTS, MANOUR HOUSES, MINDWILLS OR HOUSES WITH BLACK STONE WALLS ARE ALL TYPICAL ELEMENTS OF EACH ISLAND. THE CITY ANGRA OF HEROISMO, ON TERCEIRA ISLAND,
IS A SPECIAL REPOSITORY OF THE ARCHITECTURAL IDENTITY OF THE AZORES AND HAS BEEN DECLARED AN UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE HEARTHQUAKES AND VULCANIC ERUPCTIONS HAVE HIT THE AZORES ISLANDS FOR CENTURIES AND ITS RESPONSIBLE FOR SOME OF THE RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS THAT CONTINUE TO BE EXPERIENCED WITH GREAT FURTHER TODAY. THE CATOLIC TRADITION OF THE ARQUIPELAGO IS VISIBLE IN SEVERAL FESTIVITIES, SUCH AS THE CULTIVIST ESPIRITO SANTO, THE FEIST OF "SENHOR SANTO CRISTO DOS MILAGRES", AND THE PROCESSION OF PATRON SAINTS OF EACH PARISH. OFFEN RELIGIOUS AND NON-RELIGION FESTIVIES GO ON HAND-IN-HAND A MORE RECENT EDITION OF SUMMER FESTIVALS HAVE BEEN GROWING IN NUMBER AND QUALITY ATRACTING YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ALL ISLANDS AND FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. AZORES, A DESTINATION AS AUTHENTIC AS IT CAN BE, IN THE AZORES, MAGIC ALWAYS BECOMES A REALITY. IM GOING OUT TO DISCOVER PICO ISLAND. NATURE IS WAITING FOR ME. I CROSS "FAIAL" TO "PICO", AND AS I ARRIVE, NEXT TO THE ROCKS OF THE MANY NATURAL POOLS IN THE ISLAND, I SEE THE SEA AND THE WHALES WHICH LIVE IN THESE WATERS.
THE MEMORIES OF THE WHALERS WHO DOMINATED THE OCEAN, AND THAT STILL CONVEY THE SAME THIRST FOR ADVENTURE, ALSO LIVE HERE. MEMORIES WHICH CAN BE SEEN ON THOSE WHO FACED THESE GIANT BEAUTIES OF THE SEA. IN THE BREEZE, I WALK THROUGH THE WALLS OF THIS ANCIENT VOLCANIC LANDSCAPE, THAT IS ALSO WORKD HERITAGE. THE WINEYARDS EXTEND TO THE HILLSIDE, WITH THE MOUNTAINS IN THE BACKGROUND. THE STRENGTH OF THE WIND INSPIRES ME TO MOVE ON...
AND STEP BY STEP, WITHOUT ANY RUSH, I CLIMB UP TO THE HIGHEST POINT IN PORTUGAL, THE "PICO". UP THERE, I AM IN THE CLOUDS, WITH THE ISLAND AND THE OCEAN AT MY FEET. I SAY "SEE YOU LATER" TO PICO, AND RETURN TO FAIAL, TO THE PEACE OF THE "CAPELINHOS" WHERE THE OLD VOLCANO SLEEPS BENEATH A BLANKET OF LAVA. SMOUTH AND ROUGH, AS THE ROCK HAS MADE IT. AND IN CALDEIRA,
I ENTER A LIVELIER PICTURE OF NATURE, WITH SHADES AND SMELLS WHICH I HAVE NEVER KNOWN. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE BLUE ISLAND HAS EVERY COLOUR. I RETURN TO HORTA MARINA, TO MY SAFE HAVEN, SURROUNDED BY STORIES FROM THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE EARTH... JUST LIKE THE GREAT SEAMEN. I LIKE TO LIVE LIFE IN A PURE STATE. AND THIS IS WHY I CHOOSE PORTUGAL. 13:22 - THS IS A NATURAL PARADISE WITH FANTASTIC DIVING.
I AM VERY PLEASED. IT'S QUIET AND NATURALLY BEAUTIFUL WITH GEO-THERMALLY HEATED BATHING AREAS AND EXTENSIVE WALKING TRAILS. THE PEOPLE ARE EXTREMELY FRIENDLY, REALIZE IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS OR IF YOU ASK SOMEBODY... EVERYBODY WANTS TO HELP YOU I WOULD DEFINETLY RECOMEND TO OTHER PLEASE EXCELLENT FISH AND MEAT, FANTASTIC NATURAL PRODUCTS. I REALLY LIKE THE AZORES. ALL THE STREETS ARE VERY CLEAN AND EVERYWHERE PEOPLE PLANT FLOWERS IT'S BEAUTIFUL. BEAUTIFUL ISLANDS, PLENTY OF THINGS TO DO, VOLCANIC ISLANDS THAT ARE SURPRISINGLY GREEEN AND LUSH.
IT'S A LUXURY TO BE ABLE TO VISIT SPECTACULAR SITES IN AUGUST WHEN THERE ARE VERY FEW PEOPLE AROUND, I THINK THAT'S WHAT I LIKE THE BEST. THE VILLAGES ARE REALLY CUTE REALLY NICE NATURE AND, BEACHES. EVERYTHING YOU LOOK FOR IN HOLIDAYS. WE EASILY FOUND PEOPLE TO HELP US FIND A CAR AND ACCOMMODATION TO RENT, THE TOURIST INFORMATION OFFICE, THE DIVING SCHOOLS, EVERYONE WAS REALLY HELPFUL. WE EVEN GOT TO STAY WITH SOMEONE WE DID NOT KNOW AND WHO WAS KIND ENOUGH TO INVITE US TO STAY. THE AZORES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. THE ISLANDS AER LUSH GOOD AND GREEN: THE WATER IS WARM, 23 DEGREES. IDEAL FOR SIGHTSEEING AND OTHER
ACTIVITIES. LIKE WHALE WATCHING AND SURFING EVERYTHING'S GOOD HERE. PEOPLE ARE VERY FRIENDLY, HELPFUL, I JUST LOVE IT HERE. THE BOATRIP WAS VERY ENJOING, WAS REALLY NICE TO BE ON THE WATER... WE WENT TO A RESTAURANT THEY HAD REALY NICE FISH, AND SEA FOOD...
IT WAS REALLY NICE. EACH ISLAND HAS A DIFFERENT LANDSCAPE, A DIFFERENT ATMOSPHERE, BUT ABOVE ALL THE PEOPLE ARE VERY HOSPITABLE. WE ARE ALWAYS WELL ACCOMMODATED, WELCOMED, AND WELL FED. SO, IT'S REALLY A PLEASURE. A GREAT HOLIDAY! THERE ISNT TOO MUCH TOURISM, WHICH IS A VERY POSITIVE THING. IT'S GOOD IF YOU ARE A COUPLE,
YOU DONT MEET TO MANY TOURISTS, YOU FEEL THAT EVERYTHING WAS MADE JUST FOR YOU AND YOU ARE ABLE TO ENJOY IT FOR YOURSELVES - IT'S AMAZING! THIS IS A GREAT SURFING DESTINATION, NOT ALL THAT KNOWN, AND THERE AREN'T TOO MANY SURFERS WHO COME HERE JUST TO SURF. IT'S A SHAME BECAUSE SURFERS WHO COME HERE JUST TO SURF. IT'S A SHAME BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF POTENTIAL. PEOPLE ARE VERY FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL, ANY DIFFICULTY CAN EASILY RESOLVED DUE TO THIS PEACFUL ENVIRONMENT, AND PEACEFULNESS WHICH MAKES YOU FEEL INVIGORATED. I LIKE THE ISLANDS VERY MUCH AND FIND THEM PARTICULARTLY WELCOMING.
I THINK THE PEOPLE ARE VERY WELCOMING, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL TOURISM IS AN ADDED ATTRACTION. WE HAD THE PLEASURE OF ENJOYING IT ON THE ISLANDS OF FLORES AS WELL AS IN MANY OTHER PLACES. THERE IS SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT LIVING ON THE ISLANDS IN TERMS OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT THE ISLANDS OFFER.
I WAS DELIGHTED WITH THE WEATHER. NOT FORGETTING THE FOOD. FISH, WINE, YOU CAN GET GREAT WINE HERE. WHITE WINE... I PREFER WHITE WINE... I WOULD DEFINITELY WANT TO RETURN. THERE ARE MOMENTS WHEN MY LIFE MOVES IN A RUSH. I FEEL TIME GETTING AWAY FROM MY HANDS ... AND IN THOSE MOMENTS I COME HERE, FOR "TERCEIRA" ISLAND, THE PLACE WHERE TIME HAS ANOTHER TEMPO ... AND WHERE I REENCOUNTER MY BALANCE ...
IN CONTACT WITH NATURE. HERE EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT. WANT TO KNOW WHAT I DID YESTERDAY ...? THE "TERCEIRA" IS ONE OF THE ISLANDS WITH LARGEST AND MOST IMPORTANT HISTORICAL HERITAGE.
It WAS HERE THAT galleons anchored, FILLED WITH SPICES FROM EAST AND AMERICA... IN "ANGRA DO HEROISMO", WE FEEL THAT LIVE TESTIMONY. AN UNESCO'S RECOGNIZED CITY AS WORLD HERITAGE. YESTERDAY'S DIVE WAS AWESOME ...
IT'S GORGEOUS HERE ABOVE BUT SCENARIOS DOWN THERE, ARE ALSO STUNNING ... BREATHTAKING... AFTER THAT, I DID THE JOURNEY OF "NISTERIOS NEGROS" ... I LOVED IT. NOTHING LIKE THESE PEDESTRIANS ROUTES To UNVEIL the ISLAND'S mysteries. THE CAVES TELL SECRETS OF ITS ORIGIN, THE PONDS rest IN SLEEPING VOLCANOES ...
AND IN THE MIDDLE OF GREEN TRAILS ... WE DISCOVER PLACES THAT PURIFIES OUR SOUL. TODAY MY ADVENTURE IS ALL TERRAIN, THE SKY I'LL REACH AND TO EARTH I'll GO ... WANT TO SEE? HERE I TOUCH THE SKY, AND MY EYES REACH MUCH FURTHER. THERE ARE UNIQUE EXPERIENCES IN THE WORLD, AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM ... SCROLL THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF A SLEEPING volcano, OBSERVE THE JOURNEY TRAVELLED BY LAVA, SEE THE VOLCANIC stalactites and STALAGMITES, AND THEN... FIND ON 100 METTERS DEPTH,
THIS WATERS CRYSTAL LAGOON AND THIS Peaceful ... is indescribable! ONE OF THE WONDERS OF PORTUGAL. REALLY... HERE I HAVE ANOTHER LIFE, ANOTHER TIME IT'S A PARADISE.
WANT A SUGGESTION? CHOOSE PORTUGAL. 21:10 - IN THE AZORES, YOU ARE ALMOST GUARANTEED TO SEE CETACEANS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS SPERM WHALES AND DOLPHINS ARE RESIDENT YEAR ROUND. OTHER WHALES, SUCH AS THE BALEEN WHALES, CAN BE SEEN MIGRATING PAST THE ISLANDS. I THINK THE MAIN THING THAT WE ENJOYED WAS WHALE WATCHING, SHARK WATCHING, TODAY WE WERE SWIMMING WITH DOLPHINS... WAS GREAT! OUR OLDER DAUGHTER, SHE LOVES WHALES, SO WE CHOOSE OUR DESTINATIONS WERE THE CHANCES ARE THE BEST TO SEE SOME WHALES. THERE IS ONE OF THE BEST PLACES, IF NOT THE BEST IN THE WORLD, TO SEE WHALES AND DOLPHINS. YOU ARE ABLE TO SEE 24 DIFFERENT SPECIES.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES THE AZORES SO UNIQUE!
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