A Portuguese colony often described as the 'garden islands' of the Atlantic, the Azores enjoy a warm climate and are rich in flora and fauna. This new Bradt travel guide covers all nine of the volcanic islands. Highlights include the pretty spa villages, architectural sites on Sao Miguel Island and pastoral windmills on Graciosa. The natural history of the region, which includes hundreds of species of exotic flowers and plants plus many migrating birds, is given special prominence.

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David Sayers trained as a botanical horticulturist at London's famous Kew Gardens. He now runs his own travel company specialising in botanical and natural history tours to the Azores.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good no nonsense guide, 27 Jan 2003

By	"lorryandvan2" - See all my reviews

This book is a good, all round, no nonsense account of the islands. The author is obviously in love with the place, but this doesn't stop objective descriptions. The practical information, including local suppliers, hotels and car hire is very useful. Good detailed maps. Perhaps a few more photographs would have been useful.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Poor and out of date, 19 Jul 2006

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After returning from Sao Miguel my wife and I found this book next to useless! The Azores are a fantastic destination and we had a great time discovering most places for ourselves, however the experience would have been much improved if this book was actually any good. Being used to Lonely Planet guides with their town maps and explanations I found this a dissapointment. If you are planning a trip here use your money for a good novel and wait until you get to the islands, their guide booklet is better; it has more information is available nearly everywhere and best of all is free!

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not Much Use, 23 Aug 2003

By	R Goodhew (LONDON United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This guide seemed to underate things which I thought were fantastic and overplay rather ordinary resturants and attractions. Everyone I met with a guide book in another language was better informed than me! Despite having been updated in 2002 the prices haven't been changed to euros so all pricing information is useless.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Better than nothing, but don't rely on it!
With a surprising lack of guides to this region, this book was my only choice. Which was a shame. Being used to the likes of Lonely Planet and Rough Guide, I naively expected... Read more

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