Tag archives for Corvo Island
Taste Corvo Sea (Vila do Corvo – Corvo)
The discovery of the hiking trails of Corvo Island wouldn't be complete if I didn't find out also some snacks made with fresh products from the sea. At Traineira Restaurant, near "Porto da Casa" (port), I found a place with family environment and with honest and unprejudiced food. Here, everyone knows each other and…
Feel an Island (Vila do Corvo – Corvo)
Corvo Island exists beyond "Caldeirão" (Cauldron). The vast majority of the island's visitors arrive on the boat from Flores Island and have a transport hired from a agency (or even from individuals) waiting to take them to "Caldeirão". This is indeed the greatest attraction of the island, with various "lakes"…
PR1 COR – Cara do Índio (Vila do Corvo – Corvo)
The van stopped halfway up the road between the village and "Caldeirão" (Caldron). This was the last afternoon spent in Corvo Island because in the next morning, after four fantastic days, we had the flight to the continent booked at the lunch hour. We couldn't return without visiting "Cara do Índio" (Indian Face), the…
PR2 COR – Caldeirão (Vila do Corvo – Corvo)
We don't need many words to describe "Caldeirão" (Cauldron) of Corvo Island. We can see why looking at the picture above. On the third day on the island, the fog finally lifted and early morning we drive on the only access road to "Caldeirão" to hike the trail "PR2 COR…
Pedestrian Trail along the Village Cliffs (Vila do Corvo – Corvo)
We satisfied our hunger by eating a quick lunch in the "The Pirates' Nest" kitchen. We cooked pasta and some "bifanas" to devour at a glance because we can't lose too much time. A new adventure is waiting for us in Corvo Island in the afternoon. We met Luís, our…
Hiking Discovering Corvo Village and its History (Vila do Corvo – Corvo)
Corvo Island is not only one of the most isolated places in Portugal. For those who visit it, quickly realize that it's much more than that. It's a place of affections, shares, stories of pirates and smugglers, cruel stories, sorrows and escapes, stunning reports of a harder life. But none…
The Boat from Flores Island to Corvo Island (Flores and Corvo)
We arrived at "Porto das Poças" in Santa Cruz das Flores long before the scheduled boarding time in Ariel. The boat that would carry us to Corvo Island was already docked waiting for the crew, while the ripple helped by the strong wind, rushes the boat against the walls of…
Hiking in Santa Cruz das Flores (Santa Cruz das Flores – Flores)
Goodbyes are easier when we believe that is only a "see you soon". This was the feeling that accompanied me for the last hours in Flores Island. We left Aldeia da Cuada early in the morning towards Santa Cruz das Flores. From the western end to the eastern end of the island, it was…
Hiking from Fajã Grande to Aldeia da Cuada (Lajes das Flores – Flores)
Fajã Grande is the Europe's westernmost place and that alone was a very good reason for a visit. It was also the village where we finished the hiking trail "PR1 FLO – Fajã Grande – Ponta Delgada", a little tired of the effort it takes to walk in a muddy and slippery terrain,…
PR1 FLO – Fajã Grande – Ponta Delgada (Lajes das Flores and Santa Cruz das Flores – Flores)
The day dawned cool and cloudy in Aldeia da Cuada. I don't know how it would be in the whole Flores island but in midsummer in a Azorean island is not surprising waking up in the morning wrapped in fog, something that residents have become accustomed but saddens anyone who is visiting, for…