MY ISLAND * SÃO MIGUEL, AZORES

GABRIELA TEVES WELCOMES US TO THIS ATLANTIC ISLAND WITH ITS LUSH VOLCANIC LANDSCAPES, TIDAL POOLS AND RICH MARINE LIFE

WORDS: ELLA FOOTE;

*There's no better way to get to the heart of somewhere than through the people who live there. This month, we're continuing our detour from cities, and retired tour guide GABRIELA TEVES introduces us to her island. You may feel inspired to visit, but for now, relax and enjoy some armchair travel. How long have you lived in the Azores? I've lived on São Miguel my whole life. I was born and raised here and I brought up my two children, who now live here with children of their own. I live in Ponta Delgada, the archipelago capital. Before semi-retiring, I guided tourists around the archipelago for 34 years. What makes your island unique? São Miguel is the largest of this nine-island Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. Its location means the weather and…

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