With many delightful courses in the Azores, pure coastal breeze from the Atlantic ocean, great fresh gastronomy and fantastic weather conditions, the Azores is a Golf Bliss for most golfers.
Portugal Golf - Azores
Pico Description
Pico island is 42 kilometres long and 15 kilometres wide with a population of
15.500, dominated by its mountain Pico that rises majestically to a height of
2.351 meters above sea level. It is the highest point in the whole of Portugal's
territory and as such it is best seen from the neighbouring islands to be best
appreciated. Many visitors enjoy the very challenge climbing this peak which can
be capped in snow in winter and is quite demanding. A guide is always
recommended who will arrange permission beforehand for a climb to take place.
Once at the peak the view is spectacular. The capital town Madalena lies on the
west side and only 7 kilometres across the water from the Ilha do Faial making a
days outing worth while.
Two places are devoted to the history of Whale Hunting, the Museu dos Baleeiros
at Lajes do Pico where examples of the boats and equipment are well recorded.
From this town visitors can enrol in a "whale watching" 3-hour trips where they
are taken in groups by boat to view the now free whale life in its natural role.
The other place is the extinct whale processing factory Fabrica da Baleia at S�o
Roque do Pico. The very hard and strange life of men working at whale catching
has been captured on film with poetic starkness by the Portuguese cinema and its
photographers. A trip around the island will expose the visitor to the strange
sight of molehills made of lava which local inhabitants have used for
construction of homes and walls to protect fields or to shelter vines. The
island is taking steps to improve its wine quality and production in order to
build up again an international trade. The local wine once reached great fame in
the Russian court in the time of the Tsars.
There is an airport and access by boat can be made from Ilha de S�o Jorge, Ilha
Terceira and Ilha do Faial.
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