Flight and ferry times vary by season and if you do take the ferry, know that it could take hours to get somewhere that looks close by on a map ... the Azores and third-largest in the archipelago.

Kerry Murray for The New York Times A view overlooking the northwest coast of São Miguel, the largest of the islands that make up the Azores archipelago. Kerry Murray for The New York Times Steam ...

The beaches here are unique in that, like many other natural attractions in the Azores, they feature characteristics ... which is one of the few beaches in the archipelago that doesn't feature ...