Informação: Strategic and Marketing Plan for the Azores Tourism to be implemented in 2016, announced Vítor Fraga
The Regional Secretary for Tourism and Transport stated today that the Strategic and Marketing Plan for the Azores Tourism will be implemented in 2016. "The implementation of the Strategic and Marketing Plan for the Azores Tourism with the Horizon 2020 is the result of the most comprehensive work ever done in our Region, where all were invited to participate; currently it is in its final phase of... Mais >>

Informação: Vítor Fraga announces two flight connections between Germany, Terceira and São Miguel
The Regional Secretary for Tourism and Transport announced in Ponta Delgada that the airline Air Berlin will add two new flight connections between the Azores and Germany. "From May to October 2016, Air Berlin will add a new flight connection in Ponta Delgada, which will now have two weekly flights at this time. For the first time, there will be a direct link from Germany to Terceira, also on a ... Mais >>

Informação: Consolidation of tourism markets and improvements in transport infrastructure are the priority for 2016, says Vítor Fraga
The Regional Secretary for Tourism and Transport revealed in Horta that the proposed Plan and Budget for 2016 awards priority status to the promotion of the Azores in major tourism markets and the improvement of transport infrastructures. Speaking at the end of a hearing at the Committee on Economy Affairs of the Legislative Assembly on the proposed Plan and Budget for next year, Vítor Frag... Mais >>

Informação: Trail Run events are important for the recovery of Azorean pedestrian trails, says Vítor Fraga
The Regional Secretary for Tourism and Transport stated in Horta that the Trail Run is "particularly important" to the promotion of "one of the most important tourism products" of the Azores: pedestrian trails. Vítor Fraga spoke Sunday at the prize-delivery ceremony of the "1st Azores Trail Run - Triangle Adventure," stressing that pedestrian trails are "clearly the main tourism product" of ... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government creates Underwater Archaeological Park of Canarias on Santa Maria
The Government of the Azores has created, by order published today in the Official Gazette, the Underwater Archaeological Park of Canarias, the Spanish steam ship that sank off the island of Santa Maria on November 13, 1871. Approved in September, the decision of the Azorean Government aims, among other things, to protect, preserve and disseminate the archaeological heritage, promoting the study ... Mais >>

Informação: Faial Botanical Garden receives the first 3,500 orchids from the Ranta collection
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Environment visited today the greenhouse where the first 3,500 orchids will be placed, stressing the project for the new Orchidarium of the Azores being developed at a local level. Luís Neto Viveiros, who also visited the land where the earthmoving works are being carried out, stated that the remaining plants of this collection that comprises more ... Mais >>

Informação: Sperm whales indelibly mark Azorean culture, says Regional Director for Sea Affairs
The Regional Director for Sea Affairs stated in Horta that the Regional Government is working so that the archipelago becomes the first region in the world to be distinguished as "Whale Heritage Site," recognised by the World Cetacean Alliance and other relevant international entities, such as the International Union for Conservation of Nature. "Due to their geographical position, oceanographic ... Mais >>

Informação: "Montanheiros" climb Rocha dos Bordões on Flores for cleaning operation
The Rocha dos Bordões, located on the island of Flores, is a natural monument that is about 570 thousand years. It is several hundred metres long and its columns have a regular and geometrical shape of about 20 metres high. The "Montanheiros" association is climbing this cliff as part of a cleaning operation determined by the Government of the Azores. This intervention, decided by the Region... Mais >>

Informação: New routes of pedestrian trails on Santa Maria enhanced with new areas for visitors
The Government of the Azores, through the Santa Maria Natural Park, in collaboration with the Regional Directorate for Tourism, has introduced some changes to two pedestrian trails of Santa Maria that will have more viewpoints. One of them will even offer the possibility of practising mountain biking in protected forest area, an activity whose popularity has seen an exponential increase. Hence, t... Mais >>

Informação: Vasco Cordeiro highlights importance of Swedish market for the Azores Tourism
The President of the Government stated in Ponta Delgada that Sweden is a tourism market where the Region wants to continue working, taking into account its importance to the development of this sector. "Although it already had a more significant weight in the tourism markets for the Azores, the Swedish market is still very important today," stressed Vasco Cordeiro. The President of the Governmen... Mais >>