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The '''Azores''' are a group of nine islands == Climate ==Be prepared for extremely unstable weather conditions. Even in the Atlantic Ocean and form an autonomous region of [[Portugal]]. They are located about 1,500 km west of mainland Portugal and are divided into three main groups: 1) The Western Azores, consisting of the islands of [[Flores]] and [[Corvo]], 2) The Central Azores, consisting of the islands of [[Faial]], [[Pico]], [[São Jorge]], [[Graciosa]], and [[Terceira]]summer it rains very often, and 3) The Eastern Azoresbut quickly stops, consisting of the islands of [[São Miguel]] and [[Santa Maria]]too. The most populated island is São Miguel with the biggest city [[Ponta Delgada]], while Faial and Terceira also have a comparably dense populationLocals call their weather "four seasons in one day".

If you are really talented and lucky, you might get a ride on a private sailing boat from anywhere on the world, as the Azores are an extremely popular destination for sailors, coming from as far as Australia. If not, there is no other choice than flying in, which is possible from Europe and North America. There is used to be a local monopoly for flights from SATA, the Azorean airline, so prices are quite high. The cheapest way to fly in is from mainland Portugal. There are no ferries from mainland Portugal to the Azores. Since 2015, Ryanair offers regular flights to Lisbon, Porto and London Stansted. Prices are considerably lower than with SATA, making the Azores much more affordable by air (~20 euros one way).

== Travelling between islands ==You can either fly with SATA or take the ferry (atlânticoline between Mind you, [[Sao Miguel]] is the different groups of islands or Transmaçor between Central Azores islands). While there are comparatively many flight connectionsmost populated island, some ferry connections operate only once but to find a boat to [[Europe]] or twice a week[[North America]], so booking ahead your best choice is quite important [[Faial]] (as some connections are sometimes suddenly booked out[[Horta]])- where most of the sail boats stop while doing the crossing. You should also keep Everyone is very relaxed in mind that cancellations of ferries the Azores and flights are very common due it is easy to unstable weather conditions, so if you have never booked a travel cancellation insurance, get into the Azores are maybe marinas (they're not even locked during the place day.) It is possible to try it first.hitch a boat!

== Useful information Resources ==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".{{nomadwiki}}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'').Islands}}{{IsIn|Portugal}}