Flores Island , Portugal

Flores Island is an island of the Western group (Grupo Ocidental) of the Azores. It has an area of 143 km², a population of approximately 3907 inhabitants, and, together with Corvo Island of the western archipelago, lies within the North American Plate. It has the westernmont point of Portugal in Monchique Islet and, if considered part of Europe (though it sits on the North American Plate), it is the westernmost point of the continent as well. It has been referred to as the Ilha Amarelo Torrado (English: Yellow/Auburn Island) by marketing and due to the association with poet Raul Brandão, but it is well known for its abundance of flowers, hence its Portuguese name of Flores.

The trip was excellent, but it is exhausting, “always on the go”. The ride from the airport was exactly on time, in the right place. The stay at Pan Pacific was very nice with exceptional accommodations and service. (Breakfast was for a king). The Vancouver and area Tour was really... read more

Alfred Schneider and Saturnina Mcdonald -Schneider

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