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Faced with such an exhilarating nature, the Azoreans were forced to mold the land and themselves to its vicissitudes over the centuries: development of cities, towns and parishes at the foot of volcanoes, agricultural practices that exploit such a particular soil, as well as economic activities based on the life of the ocean took place.

Now, with the Azores Routes - Cultural & Natural Itineraries you are finally able to discover and experience the unique Culture of this Atlantic Archipelago from the perspective of its inhabitants and their adaptation to this unique geographical circumstance: after all, the nature of the Azores is, above all, its people.

WHALING

ROUTE

Necessity and opportunity pushed the Azorean man to chase sperm whales from the second half of the 19th century to the 80s of the 20th century.

In a Route present in all the islands of the Archipelago, we unveil the work tools, the whaling boats, the factories, the workshops, the ramps, the try-works and the lookouts that continue, to this day, to mark the Azorean landscape.

But, above all, we get to know the testimonies of this maritime adventure, the fears, thoughts, disasters and adrenaline of this inevitable relationship “man – ocean – animal”.

VOLCANOES

ROUTE

Without them, there would be no Azores. Without them, there would be no Azorean Culture. In addition to understanding these geological phenomena, The Volcanoes Route, present in all the islands, aims to contextualize the umbilical relationship of the Azorean Man and Nature over centuries, as well as to illustrate all the constraints from this cohabitation to the present day.

WINE

ROUTE

Assente na particularidade dos solos vulcânicos dos Açores, a cultura da vinha no Arquipélago desenvolveu-se desde o início do povoamento das ilhas. A necessidade de subsistência, o engenho e a capacidade do homem açoriano em integrar-se na paisagem herdada e dela tirar rendimento originaram uma prática cultural, que hoje se encontra em franco crescimento e que foi celebrada em 2004, com o título de Paisagem Cultural da Humanidade pela UNESCO, nos extensos campos de lava da Ilha do Pico.

A Rota das Vinhas é a oportunidade de experienciar a história desta cultura com cerca de 5 séculos, em solares e casas agrícolas, adegas, cooperativas, portinhos, rola-pipas, currais, rilheiras, poços, festividades e práticas familiares, bem como saborear a sua modernidade sofisticada com os produtores de vinho das 3 ilhas com selo da Denominação de Origem (Pico, Graciosa e Biscoitos na Terceira) e dos novíssimos territórios de produção (São Miguel, Faial e Santa Maria).