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This place is simply a bounty of adventure. It has world-class whale watching, sailing, diving, hiking and canyoning; excellent surfing and other watersports; rich opportunities for on horseback, on bikes or, for the daredevils, by paraglider. Then there is the landscape itself: a wonderland of seething mud pots, fantastical caverns, and vivid crater lakes that speak of a volcanic origin.

The Azores also contain two of Portugal's 15 Unesco World Heritage sites - the vineyards of Pico and the town of Angra do Heroismo on Terceira. With the modern accessibility of airplanes, these islands have opened up a whole new world of fun and adventure for many people.