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|language = Portuguese
|capital = Ponta Delgada, Horta, Angra do Heroísmo
|map = <map lat="38.80887660753038" lng="-28.515961555785236" zoom="76" view="3" float="right" />
|pop = 247,000
|currency = Euro (€)
Be prepared for extremely unstable weather conditions. Even in summer it rains very often, but quickly stops, too. Locals call their weather "four seasons in one day".
If you are '''under 30''' you can apply for a ''Cartão Jovem'' ("card for young people") at RIAC offices (they belong to the regional government). It costs 48€ to get this card, but afterwards any ferry ticket will cost you only 5€. So if you plan to visit the Western, Central, and Eastern group of the Azores, you can save a lot of money with this card. Get yourself informed about RIAC opening hours and local holidays (as there are quite many, sometimes even only for one municipality) to make sure you apply for this card (a ferry ticket e.g. from Flores to Faial would normally cost already 51€) (''as of August 2012'').
If you bring your tent, you can camp easily along secondary roads or walking trails. There are usually some empty meadows where you can put your tent up. It remains unclear whether this is legal or not, but as long as you leave in the morning you're unlikely to get into trouble. To have a shower, go to public "swimming pools" in the Atlantic Ocean or to some beaches. They are marked in free tourist maps you get at tourist informations. At most of these places you can get a shower for free and use bathrooms etc. (e.g. at Varadouro on Faial).
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