Horta, Portugal

Faial, Pico and Sao Jorge Island.

A travel blog entry by stevefn
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... of our previous islands: Pico and Sao Jorge. The trade-off is that Faial lacks the community feel of the other islands. Horta town is definitely savvy about travellers. Nonetheless it's our last stop on tour, the place to bid farewells, take final ...

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