The Azores were elected in 2021 as a Platinum “Coast of Quality” Destination, an international award that distinguishes coastal environmental quality for sustainable tourism. In the criteria defined by the Green Destinations, the Azores achieved…
The Regional Secretary for Environment and Climate Change took advantage of the World Environment Day to present the Miosotis Azores awards. This is an award to recognize environmental excellence in tourist accomodation. Alonso Miguel highlighted…
Nine new walking routes were approved in the Azores regional network. The regional network of walking routes now counts 95 official walking routes, an increase of 75km, reaching a total length of 830 km. Among…
In July, São Miguel will host the GLEX 2021 – Global Exploration Summit, an event that brings together the greatest explorers in the world, which is committed to a worldwide effort to inspire everyone to…
The Regional Director of Tourism, Rosa Costa, announced that the Azores are already working on the second-year validation of the silver certification of sustainable tourism destination by EarthCheck, believing that the Region can “achieve Gold…
Azores celebrated World Earth Day with an environmental awareness campaign, in an ‘online’ format, covering all schools in the Azores, from the Primary education to Secondary Education. This was an initiative of the Regional Secretariat…
On Thursday, April 22, the Azores celebrated World Earth Day with a large-scale plantation of endemic species, which took place on all the islands, at the same time. This was an initiative of the Regional…
Check out the interview with Jean Pierre Pinheiro, Portugal’s Tourism Coordinator in France and Luxembourg, about this paradise in the middle of the Atlantic – the archipelago of the Azores. Jean Pierre tells us about…
In 2021, the trust level in the Azores remains, and European Best Destinations has already considered it as one of the safest vacation destinations. When, in 2020, the travel and life habits of all of…
The Azores won the first place at the National Tourism Award, promoted by BPI and Expresso, in the Sustainable Tourism category, with the Certification as a Sustainable Tourist Destination by EarthCheck. This project has been…
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