All along, the wineries on the Portuguese islands of the Azores were never just places that made wine. They were social gathering spots, where the owners would invite their friends and families over ...

Traveling to a paradise on Earth doesn’t necessarily require a long, arduous or perilous journey. In fact, an unspoiled landscape reminiscent of a fairytale is barely five hours from Boston and about ...

The Azores is probably one of the best places in the world to go whale watching. That's because it is one of the world's largest whale sanctuaries, with more than 20 different species of cetaceans ...

When Fortunato Garcia talks about his wine, Czar, he keeps coming back to one word: madness. Nothing about his project—which his father began on the island of Pico in Portugal’s Azores archipelago in ...

From afar Pico looks like a child's drawing: an atoll appearing in a cerulean sea, the mountain in the center with a small, slightly off-center triangular peak. It's a rugged four-hour climb to reach ...

The New Bedford Whaling Museum will host an event exploring the history and culture of Pico Island, the second largest island in the Azores archipelago. The event will feature a book release, film ...

NEW BEDFORD — Between 15 and 20 families of Azorean Portuguese descent have gotten their paperwork together, purchased a plane ticket, and flown back to the Azores, according to Helena da Silva Hughes ...