In the Azores, travelers can expect enormous mountains, volcanic craters, and majestic waterfalls - if they know where to find them. The Portuguese archipelago comprises nine very different islands ...

Soak in the natural springs of this relaxing green retreat, established on a volcanic island that's brimming with beautiful ...

Called não-meesqueças, or forget-me-nots, the purple flowers were considered extinct before a cluster of plants was discovered growing on Corvo, the Azores’ smallest island, in 2014.

The soil on this island is acidic with a pH value of 5.5 to 5.2, and it's high in aluminum — both of which make the flowers extra blue. (The pH scale goes from 0 to 14, with 7 being neutral.

The westernmost island in Portugal’s Azores, Flores is a nature lover’s paradise, full of waterfalls, lagoons, greenery and some winning small tourism projects.

Traveling to a paradise on Earth doesn’t necessarily require a long, arduous or perilous journey. The mid-Atlantic Azores archpelago offers a beguiling mix of wild nature and volcanic thermal ...

The Azores are composed of nine islands and are often differentiated by their geographic location; the eastern islands (São Miguel and Santa Maria), western islands (Flores and Corvo) and central ...

Find out what a goldenrod flower is and how it benefits your health. ... Azores, North America, and South America. Goldenrod plants are easy to grow in full sun.