There are 9 total islands that comprise the Azores, and each island is said to be very different. We arrived to the Azores islands on a plane from Lisbon to Ponta Delgada, which is the main airport for the islands. Ponta Delgada is located on the island of Sao Miguel. We rented a car and explored the island for a couple days.
We booked the Quinta Dos Sabores Farm House apartment through Airbnb. It was located in Ribeira Grande, just a 20-30 minute drive north from the airport. The apartment is part of a guest house, on a real life farm owned by Ines & Paulo. They were very welcoming, helpful, and spoke great English. The place itself was very clean and spacious, but the icing on the cake was the land it sat on. Just outside our door there were rows and rows of almost any produce you can think of.
There is a restaurant on the same property, which uses fresh ingredients from the garden. It's no wonder the food was delicious! It was by reservation only. We're very thankful to Ines & Paulo for a very memorable experience.
We live in a big city, so having any of this peace & quiet, fresh edible vegetation, and views is not possible. We're very thankful to Ines & Paulo for a very memorable experience.
