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Senhora da Rosa Tradition & Nature Hotel, Ponta Delgada

Ann Abel — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 16:23:09 +0000

The newest luxury boutique hotel in the Azores is also the oldest. The parents of Joana Damião opened their hotel in 1994, on a seven-acre farm that has been in the family for generations. It didn’t survive Portugal’s last financial crisis, and it sat empty for nine years. Finally, Damião has been able to buy it back and turn it into the gorgeous Senhora da Rosa, Tradition & Nature Hotel. Named for the street on which it lies, the hotel […]

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Santa Barbara Eco-Beach Resort, Azores

Ann Abel — Wed, 26 Jun 2019 00:26:24 +0000

When people talk about the Azores, the first thing they mention is usually the nature. So it’s a little surprising that there wasn’t a luxury eco-resort in the archipelago until recently. The Santa Barbára Eco-Beach Resort emerged as the first of its kind in 2015. (Now there are others.) It was the realization of a longtime dream of friends Rodrigo Herédia and João Reis. They share a passion for this beach and its black sand, which contrasts almost magically with […]

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