​​​ Lost Paradises Travels - Europe  

​AZORES (Portugal)

​Think of a place where the nature and vegetation are pure and untouched, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The Azores are nine different islands of adventure, nine delightful surprises. You can see dolphins and whales frolicking in the sea or volcanic landscapes covered in green. Then there are the stunning, lilac-coloured hydrangeas that provide hedges for the meadows; the blue and green lakes; the craters of extinct volcanoes and the steam rising from the land. The volcanic activity here means that you can even have your meal cooked under the ground! Inland you can go mountain climbing and walking through the countryside. Many buildings (houses, churches.) are from the 17th and 18th centuries with a sober appareance of the flat and luminous surfaces, contrasting with the dark relief opening frames, basements, quoins, cornices, and between floor bands.