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Fajã da Penedia on São Jorge's north coast seen from the cliff path: red-roofed stone houses, a dirt track zigzagging down and a boulder shore
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São Jorge's north-coast fajã walks: Fajãs do Toledo (PRC08SJO) and Norte Pequeno (PRC06SJO)

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Birdwatching on São Jorge: the Cubres lagoon, Ilhéu do Topo, the Rosais cliffs and SOS CagarroTravel Tips
Oct 20, 20267 min read

Birdwatching on São Jorge: the Cubres lagoon, Ilhéu do Topo, the Rosais cliffs and SOS Cagarro

The Ramsar lagoon at Fajã dos Cubres (road closed by a landslide on 25 September 2026, check before you go) and the walk to Santo Cristo on the 9.3 km PR01SJO, the tern and shearwater colonies of Ilhéu do Topo watched from shore, shearwaters under the 200 m Rosais cliffs at dusk, the EUR 65 whale trip from Velas (October 2026) as the only boat option, and what to do with a grounded young shearwater during SOS Cagarro, 15 October to 15 November 2026.

Grande Rota de São Jorge: GR02SJO from Rosais to Cubres in two days, and the closed eastern halfTravel Tips
Oct 17, 20267 min read

Grande Rota de São Jorge: GR02SJO from Rosais to Cubres in two days, and the closed eastern half

São Jorge's two Grandes Rotas cross the whole island and meet at Fajã dos Cubres, but in October 2026 the official trails site lists the eastern GR01SJO as closed. The western GR02SJO is open: 52.9 km from the Rosais lighthouse to Cubres, a low first day of 21.8 km and a ten-hour second day over Pico da Esperança, with both nights in Velas.

Sleeping in a fajã on São Jorge: Ouvidor, Cubres, Santo Cristo, Vimes and São JoãoTravel Tips
Oct 14, 20267 min read

Sleeping in a fajã on São Jorge: Ouvidor, Cubres, Santo Cristo, Vimes and São João

Five São Jorge fajãs where a night is realistic: Ouvidor with its 1948 road and tidal pools, Cubres and its road closed again by a landslide on 25 September 2026, Santo Cristo with no road and a guesthouse that carries luggage by quad, Vimes with coffee and looms, and quiet São João. How to get in and out, what to bring, and which dates fill up.

Holy Spirit festivals on São Jorge: impérios, the Sopas do Calhau and the Santo Cristo feastTravel Tips
Oct 14, 20266 min read

Holy Spirit festivals on São Jorge: impérios, the Sopas do Calhau and the Santo Cristo feast

What happens at São Jorge's Holy Spirit festivals and how to join in: the 2027 dates for Pentecost, Holy Spirit Tuesday and Trinity Sunday, the tiled império in Calheta and the 1915 one in Topo, the soup served on the rocks at Fajã do Ouvidor, the Sunday bodo at Ribeira da Areia, Topo's milk bodo, and the Santo Cristo feast in September, which you reach on foot.

A rainy day on São Jorge: museums, cheese visits and what opens whenTravel Tips
Oct 11, 20266 min read

A rainy day on São Jorge: museums, cheese visits and what opens when

What to do on São Jorge when it rains: the Francisco de Lacerda Museum in Calheta, the Cunha da Silveira house museum in Velas, the Nature Park's Casa do Parque and the cheese museum in Norte Grande, cheese visits by appointment, and coffee and quilts at Fajã dos Vimes. With the published hours, the 2026 tour prices, and why Sunday and Monday need planning.

Surfing and bodyboarding at Fajã da Caldeira de Santo Cristo on São JorgeTravel Tips
Oct 11, 20266 min read

Surfing and bodyboarding at Fajã da Caldeira de Santo Cristo on São Jorge

São Jorge's surf spot has no road. How to reach the boulder wave at Santo Cristo on the 9.3 km PR01SJO trail or the Cubres track, the landslides that closed the Cubres road in 2025 and on 25 September 2026, the surf camp that rents boards and gives lessons, the protected clam lagoon, and why it is no place to learn alone.

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Nov 8, 20261 min read

Azores opens 3 million euro fuel support for fisheries and aquaculture

Fishing, aquaculture and fish-processing companies can claim back part of the higher fuel costs they carried since February. Applications close on 30 November.

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Nov 5, 20261 min read

Ferry Gilberto Mariano out of service until the end of the year

The 10:45 Horta to Madalena crossing will run without vehicle space from Monday to Saturday while the Atlânticoline ferry is in a Spanish shipyard.

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Oct 22, 20261 min read

BE/Açores calls for Local Accommodation limits and more public housing

BE/Açores urged the Regional Government to curb new Local Accommodation licences in high-pressure areas, rehabilitate vacant public buildings and expand public housing.

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Oct 22, 20261 min read

Azores government says housing policy will continue after PRR

The Azores Government says housing policy will continue beyond the Recovery and Resilience Plan, while parties in the Regional Assembly pressed for more affordable homes and longer-term action.

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Oct 21, 20261 min read

Azores to introduce hospital management contracts in 2027

The regional government says the contracts will link hospital leadership to objectives and indicators while protecting care quality.

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Oct 20, 20261 min read

Rafael Costa takes fourth at European Cup in Stade

Rafael Costa scored 58.61 points to finish fourth among nine cadet competitors in the Free Skating discipline at the European Cup of Artistic Skating in Stade, Germany.