One of the places Matthew and I really wanted to visit in Portugal was actually not even on the mainland! We were dying to visit the Azores, volcanic islands in the mid-Atlantic between the US and Portugal. My grandma’s family is from the islands so it was special to make a weekend trip over there. We went to São Miguel, which is also known as the green island. It’s the largest and most popular island of the Azores and there’s so much to explore from the beaches to the gorgeous Jurassic Park-style rainforests. There are a couple of small cities, but much of the island is surrounded by beautiful farmland and countryside. Here’s my Portugal Travel Diary for São Miguel in the Azores.
